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Politics: In Kansas, the political atmosphere was highly divided. Towns were either proslavery or abolitionist. When Kansas became a free state in 1861, proslavery towns died out. Survival of a town also depended on it winning the county seat. Towns that were contenders for the county seat and lost typically had most, if not all, of their town ...
Town name Other names County Established Disestablished Current status Remarks Allis: Drew: Contains Saline Cemetery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places [1] Anderson Flat [2] Independence: Anna: Crawford: Arkansas Post: Arkansas: 1686: 1863: Barren site, protected area: Armada: Crawford: Austin: Old Austin Lonoke
Pages in category "Ghost towns in Kansas" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. ... Minneola, Franklin County, Kansas; Mortimer, Kansas; Mount ...
Alaska is one of America's most haunted states thanks to a high density of ghost towns. But one of the spookiest locations in Alaska is a historic site—The Alaskan Hotel and Bar in Juneau, one ...
Cofachique (pronounced ko-fa-chee) is a ghost town situated along the Neosho River near the present-day city of Iola in Allen County, Kansas, United States. Being the first town established in Allen County in 1855, it was the original county seat. However, within five years the greater part of the town was moved to the new town of Iola, while ...
The town was situated on the north bank of the Smoky Hill River to serve the gold mines that Charles Holliday imagined would spring up to mine the supposed gold-bearing shale along the Smoky Hill River valley. Holliday began selling town lots. Some of the first residents came from the town of Chetolah, just a few miles down the Smoky Hill River ...
The first printing press in Kansas was used in Prairie City by Prouty to publish The Freeman's Champion, which ran for 40 weeks. [4] Prouty bought the press in 1857 from the Ottawa Baptist Mission in Franklin County .
Known for its rich history, old mansions and waterfront views, Newport, Rhode Island, is listed as a top getaway during Halloween season. The coastal town has ties to the 2022 film "Hocus Pocus 2."