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Crawford County, Kansas |
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Founded
in 1882 by Thomas Brazil and Harry M. Clark. It was named
after Brazil who was the owner of the land that the town
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More About Brazilton
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| "Brazilton is located on
the N. T., I. &
M. R. R., eight miles from Girard. It has been started since
the building of the railroad. It is destined to be an important
town; it already contains two stores, a lumber yard, about
twelve houses and fifty inhabitants. Thomas Brazil and H. M.
Clark own the town site; W. H. Ryan is the Postmaster. About
fifty car loads of grain were shipped from this station in
1882." - History of the State
of Kansas, William G. Cutler, 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago,
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| "Located about half way
between Girard and Walnut, on the Santa Fe Railroad, is the
village of Brazilton. Considerable stock, grain, hay and
poultry are shipped from this point. The town is supplied
with postoffice, stores, hotel, blacksmith shops, schools
and churches. Farming is extensively carried on around the
town, the soil being of excellent quality. The town is growing
slowly." - A Twentiety Century
History and Biographical Record of Crawford County, KS,
Home Authors, 1905 by Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago,
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| Map of Brazilton, "The
Official State Atlas of Kansas," L. H. Everts & Co.,
Philadelphia, PA, 1887 |
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