Wakarusa
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Wakarusa can refer to several things in the United States:
- Wakarusa, IndianaWakarusa, IndianaWakarusa is a town in Harrison and Olive townships in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,618 at the 2000 census. Wakarusa is a small farming and manufacturing community located on Indiana 19 just north of Indiana 119...
- Wakarusa, KansasWakarusa, KansasWakarusa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. Wakarusa is south of downtown Topeka. Wakarusa has a post office with ZIP code 66546. As of the 2010 census, its population was 260....
- The Wakarusa RiverWakarusa RiverThe Wakarusa River is a tributary of the Kansas River, approximately long, in eastern Kansas in the United States. It drains an agricultural area of rolling limestone hills south of Topeka and Lawrence.-Description:...
, a tributary of the Kansas River - The Wakarusa WarWakarusa WarThe Wakarusa War was a skirmish that took place in Kansas Territory during November and December 1855 as part of the Bleeding Kansas violence. It centered around Lawrence, Kansas, and the Wakarusa River Valley.- Background :...
, part of the Bleeding Kansas violence before the American Civil War - Wakarusa Music and Camping FestivalWakarusa Music and Camping FestivalWakarusa Music and Camping Festival is a four-day music festival held in early June at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas. The festival has been held annually since 2004....