Dickinson County Growth Promises Prosperous Kansas Frontier
A booster outline traces Dickinson County Kansas as a fertile, rapidly developing region. It highlights wheat and corn yields, fruit expansion, growing population, churches, schools, and 19th century settlement, with notes on land, debt, and central location in the Golden Belt. The piece recalls early settlement, 1857 organization, and progress to a leading state position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Markley
Dr. Hodge
T. C. Henry
Col. Gore
M. Huffman
Dickinson County
Dickinson Bounty
Kansas
Dickinson
Esuuty
Golden Belt
Kansas City
Solomon City Founding and Growth in Early Days
Solomon City is described as a growing hub on the Solomon River near Smoky confluence with a thriving county of twenty four organized townships. Early leaders include Henry Whitley Lyman Field and G B Hall. the Continental Salt Co and National Solar Salt Co operate nearby, salt production reaches about 10 000 barrels yearly, and key developments include mills hotels churches and a K P railroad branch in 1877.
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Dickinson County
Ceres
Pomona
A. D. Blanchett
George W. Freeman
Lyman Field
O. F. Sears
Squire Barber
Solomon City
Solomon River
IL Whitley
Luther Hall
Williamson
Solomon
Smoky
Henry Whitley
Whitley
Leavenworth
G. 1. Hall
Continental Salt Company
Hen Wm. Smith
G. B. Hall
Solomon Valley
K. P. Road
J.C. Hill
Solomon Sentinel
National Solar Salt Co
Continental
The
National
Dewar Bros
Enterprise Town Progress and Buildings in 1880s Era
Wall Bros erected an opera house above store, Catholics built a brick edifice at 7000 dollars, Methodists finished a neat frame church with furniture at over 6000 dollars. Presbyterians organized in 1870 and built a large church in 1871. Union Hotel finished this fall and rented by J A Hopkins. About forty business houses plus carpenters and blacksmiths. Sutherland Co and Wall Bros prominent merchants with brick store built 1882. Many trades listed including DeLus, El Crooks, Jerry Smehan hardware, Baldwin hardware, Carter drug store, Enterprise Bank, and other firms. Town aims to grow as a manufacturing center with canals, mills, and future paper mill plans.
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Wall Bros
Dewars
Presbyterians
J. R. Cooper
Union
Delu
EL Crooks & CO
Field's General
Abilene
Hoffman & Son
Detroit
Kenry Warner
Darling & Drake
Darling
Bux W. Groe Ip
German
Conrad Koller
Thit eSee
P Wilson
Gabriel
Millines
E Swain
Viering
Ick Bros
Titherin
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Africa
Texas
Newport
Wm. Mollaghan
FE. W. Bradfield
Chas, McGee, Co
Mud Creek
Grant
Aes
Lincoln
Newbern
Jerry Smeahan
Sutherland & Co
Anthony Collins
Cow. Baldwin
Baldwin
Frank Carter
Carter
Tate & Tate
Dewar, Bros Bank
H, Wintley
Citizens’ Tank
Rogers Bros. & Co
Harris
Carter & Harris
Smiti Mere
Poplar Street
Johnson
Wiard
Foster
Kee
Fourth
Poplar
M Anderson
University of Penn
Saat Pa
WH & Co
Enterprise
C. Hoffman
Turkey Creek
Nome
Wade
Nofeman
Tex Day Hoffman & Son
Elir
Monarch HA Ownreeturing Company
U.P. Malround
M. Sem
Island Factory Sts
Enterprise Bank
Jown Latyo
Ist Street
Town Co
Ist St
Pond & Mulrer
Amlid
Lulwr
Eilman
Oxlark
Bess J
E. Swain
A. Eyth
Eyth
Herington
Berry Bros
Rei
J. G. Northcraft
J. E. Bonebrake
Johntz & Rice Mill Cos Manufacturing Establishment
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