Embedded Document /system/files/2022-12/LT_MR_DiamondSprings_Blythe.pdf Download this PDF Abstract Diamond Springs first began as a supply point on the Santa Fe Trail, but proslavery forces destroyed it in 1863. After the Civil War, settlers from Illinois founded a new Diamond Springs about three miles south of the original site. Authors Blythe, Meghan A. Date Sep 01, 2012 Tags Civil War Council Grove Diamond Springs Morris County Samuel Kingman Santa Fe Trail Publisher Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies Citation Meghan A. Blythe, “Diamond Springs, Morris County,” Lost Kansas Communities, https://lostkansas.ccrsdigitalprojects.com/dexter-cowley-county. Rights This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). NOTE: Rights status of accompanying images may differ from text.