Ellsworth, Kansas
Cowtown History
"Every other business a Saloon!"
During the years 1867 to 1871, the frontier town of Ellsworth was full of vice. ...
Cowtown History
"Every other business a Saloon!"
During the years 1867 to 1871, the frontier town of Ellsworth was full of vice. ...
Cowtown History
The Fort Harker Museum is located in Kanopolis Ks. First Established as Fort Ellsworth in 1864 at the juncture of the Smokey Hill River and the Fort Riley/Fort Larned Road on the Smokey Hill Trail, the post was moved from its site by the river and renamed Fort Harker in 1866
Ellsworth, KS Military HistoryThe Hodgden House, built by Perry Hodgden, was the first private home to rebuild with stone after these fires. It was completed in 1878. The house was restored to its former elegance as one of the grand houses of Ellsworth in 1961.
Ellsworth, KSGeorge Washington Carver made Minneapolis, Kansas his hometown from 1880-1884, when he graduated from Minneapolis High School...