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Nicodemus was founded in 1877, led by Rev. W.H. Smith, a black minister, and W.R. Hill, a white land developer, and five other black men who formed the Nicodemus Town Company and began visiting churches in Kentucky to encourage people to move to Kansas. [2] Kansas was a free state, part of the Underground Railroad and home to abolitionist John ...
Nicodemus is a census-designated place (CDP) in Graham County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population was 14. [ 2 ] The community was founded in 1877 and is named for the Biblical figure Nicodemus .
The town of Nicodemus, Kansas, was founded in 1877, and serves as the only remaining western town established by African-Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the American Civil War. The site contains several preserved buildings from the town's early history and illustrates westward expansion by African-Americans in post-war America.
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The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places website since that time. [3]
You might be surprised by how many popular movie quotes you're remembering just a bit wrong. 'The Wizard of Oz' Though most people say 'Looks like we're not in Kansas anymore,' or 'Toto, I don't think
Nicodemus Township covers an area of 32.33 square miles (83.7 km 2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Mount Olive and Nicodemus. The streams of Sand Creek and Spring Creek run through this township.