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The article outlines the history of Ulysses, Grant County in Kansas, which is regarded as a tale of two cities since its birth in 1885 and 1909. It notes that the town, known to have named after General Ulysses S. Grant, started to flourish with the Homestead Act that gave 160 acres of land to settlers. It also accounts the struggle of the town to vote buying by entrepreneurs from Hutchinson.

The article offers information on the history of the formation of the Ulysses town in Grant County, Kansas. Topics discussed include the implementation of the Homeland Act , which provide town settlers 160 acres of land, the book "Ballots and Bullets: The Bloody County Seat Wars of Kansas," by Robert K. DeArment which covers the town's election stories, and the population of the town in 1920, according to a data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The article focuses on the Jewish agricultural colonies across Kansas for the immigrants from Russia who travelled and settled in the U.S. It notes that executive director Mary Regan of the Finney County Historical Museum. However, the Jewish settlement and promised land called Beersheba is gone within half a decade's time.

The article offers brief information on the life and career of judge Lysander Houk. It states that a new gravestone was made in his memory by Kevin Ivey, a resident of Garden City, Kansas. It mentions that the story of Houk was uncovered until a research was made regarding his obituary. According to Kevin Ivey, cemetery staff has set a new, free, government issued tombstone at the burial site of Houk.

The article discusses remains of the Santa Fe Trail that can be found in the area around Larned, Kansas, in particular national historical site Fort Larned. The histories of Fort Larned and the Santa Fe Trail are detailed, and organizations that maintain sites along the trail, including the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) are noted. Pawnee Rock is highlighted as an example of a notable landmark of the area.