38º55N 97º14W, pop (2000e) 6500. Seat of Dickinson Co, EC Kansas, USA; located on the Smoky Hill R in the heart of an agricultural region; settled in 1850s; incorporated in 1869 and prospered as the northern terminus of the Chisholm Trail, a major cattle-driving route; birthplace of C Olin Ball; Eisenhower Centre includes the boyhood home of Dwight D Eisenhower; Greyhound Hall of Fame; trade and distribution centre; light industry; grain farming, livestock.
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Abilene (biblical), a plain in Syria, on the east slope of Anti-Lebanon mountain range Abilene (film), a 1999 American film starring Earnest Borgnine Abilene Network, the American national academic backbone network, part of the Internet2 project Abilene paradox, a form of dysfunctional group dynamicsIn geography:
Abilene, Alberta, Canada Abilene, Georgia, United States Abilene, Kansas, United States Abilene, Texas, United States Abilene, Virginia, United States| This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. |
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