Bellegard and Mariadahl, Pottawatomie County
Title
Bellegard and Mariadahl, Pottawatomie County
Description
Against all hopes, Bellegard, the Swedish farming oasis, never truly became a town. But in symbiosis with Mariadahl, both “towns” persisted for approximately 30 years before Bellegard dissolved. Their union was the only thing that kept either town alive. Bellegard was home to the famous “cutting edge security” post office and a school. From a single scrap of evidence, our two man investigative force pieced together a riveting story of this one town with two faces, which we know as Bellegard and Mariadahl.
Creator
Alexander Doll and
Mark Manbeck
Mark Manbeck
Publisher
The Chapman Center for Rural STudies
Date
Fall 2012
Rights
The Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Relation
Kansas State University, Department of History
Format
pdf
Type
Document
Collection
Citation
Alexander Doll and
Mark Manbeck
, “Bellegard and Mariadahl, Pottawatomie County,” Lost Kansas Communities, accessed January 26, 2023, https://lostkscommunities.omeka.net/items/show/125.