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CRAWFORD COUNTY, KANSAS
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Other Towns &
Coal Camps of Crawford County, KS
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Map of Coalville, "The Official
State Atlas of Kansas, " L.
H. Everts & Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1887 |
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Croweburg |
"A village of Crawford county, is a station on the
Joplin & Pittsburg electric line and about 8 miles east
of Girard, the county seat. It has an international money
order post office, some local trade, and in 1910 reported
a population of 125." - Kansas
- A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions,
Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Person, Etc.,
Frank W. Blackmar, editor, copyright 1912. |
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"A thriving town in the eastern
part of Crawford county, is a station on the Kansas City
Southern RR about 12 miles east of Girard, the count seat.
It is situated in the coal fields, mining is the principal
industry. It has a money order post office, some well stocked
general stores, telephone connections, etc. Curranville
was incorporated in 1906 and in 1910 reported a population
of 773." - Kansas - A Cyclopedia
of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries,
Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Person, Etc., Frank
W. Blackmar, editor, copyright 1912. |
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Drywood |
"Drywood rises three miles northwest
of Farlington. Bone Creek empties into Drywood about two
miles east of Cato. First county bridge in township was
across Bone Creek, a mile and one-half east of Hatch school
house." - A Twentiety Century
History and Biographical Record of Crawford County, KS,
Home Authors, 1905 by Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago,
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| "A village of Crawford county, is a station on the
Joplin & Pittsburg electric railroad, about 8 miles east
of Girard, the county seat. It has a money order post office
and is a trading center for that section of the county. The
population in 1910 was 150." - A
Twentiety Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford
County, KS, Home Authors, 1905 by Lewis Publishing Company,
Chicago, IL |
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"A town of Crawford county, with
a population of 351 in 1910, is a station on the Kansas
City Southern RR 10 miles east of Girard, the county seat.
It has a money order post office, telegraph and express
offices, telephone connections, a good local trade, etc.
Coal mining is the principal industry, and large quantities
of coal are shipped from Fuller annually." - A
Twentiety Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford
County, KS, Home Authors, 1905 by Lewis Publishing
Company, Chicago, IL |
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"Green Elm is also a post office on Hickory Creek
about five miles southwest of Idell." - History
of the State of Kansas, William G. Cutler, 1883 by A.
T. Andreas, Chicago, IL |
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Idell Post Office was established
in June, 1870, C. W. McCloud being appointed Postmaster.
It is situated on Hickory Creek. A Catholic Church is located
two miles to the northeast. - History
of the State of Kansas, William G. Cutler, 1883 by
A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL |
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"Iowa City was situated two miles southeast of the
present site of Pittsburg. It never contained more than a
store and a residence, both owned by Isaac Hobson, who located
there in the fall of 1866. It is now famous on account of
the speech delivered there by Hon. Sidney Clarke, an extract
from which may be found elsewhere." - History
of the State of Kansas, William G. Cutler, 1883 by A.
T. Andreas, Chicago, IL |
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"Among the postoffices that were established in an
early day, and which have long since been discontinued, by
reason of the advent of railroads, we mention Iowa City,
which was kept by George Hobson, two miles south and one-half
mile east of Pittsburg." - A
Twentiety Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford
County, KS, Home Authors, 1905 by Lewis Publishing Company,
Chicago, IL |
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Litchfield is located four miles northeast of New Pittsburg.
It is a coal town in every sense, about 500 car loads of
coal being shipped each month. There are here a post office,
public school, a general store, a drug store, two blacksmith
shops, a wagon shop and about 200 inhabitants. - History
of the State of Kansas, William G. Cutler, 1883 by A.
T. Andreas, Chicago, IL |
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Map of Litchfield, "The Official
State Atlas of Kansas, " L.
H. Everts & Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1887 |
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Map of Lone Oak, "The Official
State Atlas of Kansas, " L.
H. Everts & Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1887 |
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| A mining town in Crawford county, is located in Washington
township on the Missouri Pacific RR, 12 miles east of Girard,
the county seat. It has general stores, telephone connections,
telegraph and express offices, boarding houses, and an international
money order post office. The population in 1910 was 862. -
Kansas - A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events,
Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent
Person, Etc., Frank W. Blackmar, editor, copyright 1912. |
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Photos
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Yale Residence
- photo early 1900's (courtesy Gene DeGrusen, PSU Axe Library) |
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