The Sin City of the 19th Century: Squiresville, Johnson County, Kansas, 1857–1868

A. B. Squires established a large hotel in his new town of Squiresville, which became a destination for Union soldiers and stage line passengers until the end of the Civil War and construction of a nearby railroad closed down the town. This study includes census data, military records, newspaper articles, and photographs of the town site.

Emmalee Laidacker

Chapman Center for Rural Studies

Spring 2015

Kansas State University

Chapman Center for Rural Studies

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