Kickapoo, Leavenworth County
Title
Kickapoo, Leavenworth County
Subject
Battle for Supremacy
Description
This essay discusses the founding of the Town of Kickapoo, Kickapoo Township, and examines Kickapoo’s battle with Leavenworth and Delaware for the county seat of Leavenworth County. It details how the loss of this competition caused the slow but steady decline of Kickapoo, culminating in the closing of the post-office in 1910.
Creator
Zach Baker
Publisher
The Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Date
Spring 2012
Rights
The Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Relation
Kansas State University, Department of History
Format
pdf
Type
Document
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
Zach Baker, “Kickapoo, Leavenworth County,” Lost Kansas Communities, accessed August 16, 2018, https://lostkscommunities.omeka.net/items/show/96.