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Early Saline County was a land rich in Native American history. Only a few settlers migrated to the area prior to the railroad development that started in 1867. Milling and grains, livestock, and even gypsum mining all influenced the growth of Saline County. Salina became a prominent city, whereas Hedville and other towns were altered, almost lost, as the railroads continued to build and change their depots, creating boom and bust economies in
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University Press of Kansas
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This illustrated guide to Kansas ghost towns will delight travelers and armchair tourists alike. Organized by region, it tells the story of 100 towns that have either disappeared without a trace or are only "a shadowy remnant of what they once were." Fitzgerald chronicles each town's settlement, politics, colorful figures and legends, and eventual abandonment or decline. Ten maps and detailed intructions for finding each site are included.
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2020
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Rachel Jane Robinson was a young American woman of German descent ready to step into marriage and a career when the Civil War exploded into her life. Her diary reflects rural and small-town life in Ohio as she copes with radical changes brought about by war, illness, and shifting roles. The diary was laboriously transcribed from the original, handwritten book by Elizabeth Long Palmer, a descendant of Rachel Jane Robinson. The work began as a family...
