Coordinates: Pillsbury Crossing is a natural limestone slab that was used by pioneers to cross Deep Creek. The ledge terminates in a waterfall in Riley County, Kansas, USA. The waterfall is about 40 feet (12 m) wide and has a drop of around 5 feet (1.5 m). Below Pillsbury Crossing, Deep Creek flows into the Kansas River.
The waterfall is named for Josiah Pillsbury, a Free-State settler in Kansas Territory who homesteaded by the crossing in 1855. Pillsbury was a member of the Free-State Topeka Legislature and the failed Leavenworth Constitutional Convention.
The site is part of Pillsbury Crossing Wildlife Area.
- Manhattan Mercury, March 20, 2005
- Pillsbury Crossing Wildlife Area - official site
- Deep Creek Waterfall at Pillsbury Crossing Wildlife Area - Kansas Travel
- Pilsbury Crossing - Kansas Geological Survey
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