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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 ...
Twin Mound School in 2008. The structure is the last standing building in Twin Mound and the last one-room school consolidated in Douglas County. Henry Hiatt was born in Dublin, Indiana, in 1816. In 1856, Hiatt, his wife and five children moved to Kansas Territory, settling in Bloomington. Shortly after his arrival, Hiatt and two other men ...
Teterville was founded as an "oil town" sometime after the Teeter Oil Field was discovered around 1920. [2] The oil field was named in honor of James Teter who owned about 6900 acres of land in Greenwood County. [3] [4] A post office was opened in Teterville in 1927, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1962. [5]
Here are the five best haunted towns across the U.S. to get your fix this Halloween season. ... Situated in the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas, Eureka Springs is a town known for its Victorian ...