White City, Morris County
Title
White City, Morris County
Subject
A Sketch of White City, Kansas: A Colorful Past
Morris County, Kansas
Morris County, Kansas
Description
At the ridge of the Flint Hills in Morris County lies the rural community of White City, Kansas. Today, with 618 people, White City is still a viable community, but it bears little relation today to the regional consumer and mercantile center it once was. Like many other Kansas towns, the railroad played a large role in White City’s founding. “As early as September 1865, Morris County settlers had expressed their eagerness to obtain a railroad by voting to aid Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe with $100,000 to lure a line into their area.” The Katy Railroad Company began recruiting settlers and pushing land sales to attract people to the area. A few years later, the Rock Island Railroad also constructed a line through the town, attracting even more settlers.
Creator
Brooke L. Hollis
Publisher
The Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Date
Fall 2011
Rights
The Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Relation
Kansas State University, Department of History
Format
pdf
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
Brooke L. Hollis, “White City, Morris County,” Lost Kansas Communities, accessed February 1, 2023, https://lostkscommunities.omeka.net/items/show/82.