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Neosho Falls Ghost Town Reawakens Through Local Historian
Ottawa readers learn how Neosho Falls, once a booming county seat with post office, hotel, newspaper, bank, and famous visitors, is kept alive by Mildred Thrall, 84, the town historian. Her family roots stretch to 1857. she preserves memories of President Hayes, notable Kansans, and local culture while teaching piano and guiding Grand Star ball events.
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J.D.R. Dennis
Ottawa
Neosho Falls
Dennis
Herald
Main
Mildred Thrail
Mildred
Isaac Dow
Callous
Maine
Nathaniel §. Goss
Kansas
University of Kansas’ Dyche Museum
Goss
Dow
Neosho River
Iola
Woodson
Yates Center
Thomas Edison
Falls House
Rutherford B. Hayes
Hayes
Washington, D.C
Topeka
John P. St. John
Grand Arch
Princess of Liberty
Uncle Eph
Minnetonka
Thrall
Falls
Trout
the Falls