Orion, Gove County
Title
Orion, Gove County
Subject
Western Frontier of Orion, Gove County, Kansas
Description
This study of the slowly-vanishing town of Orion explores the western Kansas environment and the founding of a community in 1886. Wheat farmers claimed large farms in this area. Named for a schoolteacher, Orion had a vital life through World War II, when a gunnery range kept it vitalized. A few buildings, an abandoned store, and a cemetery remain. This study contains on-site photographs and personal research by the author.
Creator
Brad Zerr
Publisher
The Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Date
2010
Contributor
Rights
The Chapman Center For Rural Studies
Relation
Kansas State University, Department Of History
Format
pdf, 2.5 MB
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
Brad Zerr, “Orion, Gove County,” Lost Kansas Communities, accessed March 5, 2021, https://lostkscommunities.omeka.net/items/show/1.