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Chico, KS History

Chico, Kansas was platted on January 1 1886 by Chico Town Company, the officers of the company was Anson Miller, Oscar Seitz, M.D. Teagne, and A.F. Harsh. Chico Advertiser was the local newspaper. By February 1886, nearly 100 lots had been sold and in a few moths time, several, the depot, and the post office,…

Chico, Kansas

The old railroad bridge that is now the only remains of the once bustling town of Chico, Kansas.

1882 train crash

Taken November 24, 1892 the Lincoln Locomotive crashed while on its way from Culver to Salina. Six of the grain cars were destroyed due to defective railings. It is still unknown what caused the rail to collapse. No lives nor life stock were killed in this horrific crash. Unidentified people stand around the wreckage.

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Kansas History Traveler is a page for all of us who like local history and information about the people and places of Kansas. My family was one of the first of the European settlers of Kansas and the Chisholm trail. Along with Dustin Shannon, I have a book coming out this summer “Images of America,…

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Kansas, Places and People

Myrtle Luster works the Cook shack

1908 postcard of 1867 Salina KS, very rare image

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Chico, KS History

Chico, Kansas

1882 train crash

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