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Emmons, Washington County

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The author uses historic documents and many oral interviews to recall the past of the once thriving town of Emmons, KS

Tags: B&M Railroad, blacksmith shop, bricolage, Busy Bee 4H Club, Civil War, E, E.N. Emmons, Edward Green, Emmons, Emmons Cemetary, Emmons Community Club, general store, George W. Roberts, grain elevator, H.G. Bobbitt, Homestead Act, ice house, James Kenesaw Polk Tinney, one-room school, Pacific Railroad Act, post office, Sarah Catherine Tinney, School District no. 2, Sherman Reedy, tornadoes, Zultulba Givens Tinney

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Walsburg, Riley County

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Swedish settlers founded Walsburg in 1866, naming it after nearby Walnut Creek. A small Swedish community grew there for decades. However, after the…

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