Morton City, Hodgeman County
Title
Morton City, Hodgeman County
Subject
Hardships Endured: The Morton City Settlement 1879-1880
Description
Theodore Brown traces the origins of the little-studied Hodgeman County Exoduster settlement. Using archival material from Jetmore Museum and his own family history, he documents the stone masonry skills brought to western Kansas by former slaves in the 1880s. He includes photographs of the few remaining stone structures built by African-American settlers in the harsh, arid environment of the plains.
Creator
Theodore Brown
Publisher
The Chapman Center For Rural Studies
Date
2010
Rights
The Chapman Center For Rural Studies
Relation
Kansas State University, Department of History
Format
pdf, 130 kB
Geolocation
Citation
Theodore Brown, “Morton City, Hodgeman County ,” Lost Kansas Communities, accessed September 20, 2020, https://lostkscommunities.omeka.net/items/show/21.