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Although settlers came in 1871, it wouldn’t be until June 23, 1890, that a post office was established. The town, never officially incorporated, lost its post office in 2008. Today only a few of its original buildings remain. Road trip to Nekoma, Kansas –

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Nekoma, Kansas Nekoma, Kansas by Kathy Weiser-Alexander. Nekoma, Kansas is an unincorporated ghost town located in southwestern Rush County. Before Nekoma became an “official” town, it was first settled by John W. Felch, who homesteaded …

Although settlers came in 1871, it wouldn’t be until June 23, 1890, that a post office was established. The town, never officially incorporated, lost its post office in 2008. Today only a few of its original buildings remain. Road trip to Nekoma, Kansas – Read More

uly 2, 1867, The Kidder Massacre, near present-day Goodland, Kansas, involved Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors attacking a detachment of ten enlisted men and an Indian scout during Hancock’s War on the western plains. Read about The Kidder Massacre –

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Kidder Massacre, Kansas General George and the 7th Cavalry The Kidder Massacre occurred near present-day Goodland, Kansas, on July 2, 1867, when Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors attacked a detachment of ten enlisted men …

uly 2, 1867, The Kidder Massacre, near present-day Goodland, Kansas, involved Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors attacking a detachment of ten enlisted men and an Indian scout during Hancock’s War on the western plains. Read about The Kidder Massacre – Read More