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  • Haddam, Washington County

    Haddam, Washington County

    Haddam is a little Kansas town ten miles from the Nebraska border that has managed to survive through a slew of fires and other tragedies throughout the years. Flour factories, honey business, and a once thriving auto dealership have all stuck their…

  • Neighborville, Norton County

    Neighborville, Norton County

    Jennifer Milnes chose to write about this town to show that a town can persist as long as the people stay connected. The history is still among us, we just have to dig a little deeper sometimes. By talking and networking in surrounding communities,…

  • Oneida, Nemaha County

    Oneida, Nemaha County

    This study explains the founding, growth, and decline of Oneida, due in part to railroad decline and the relocation of US Highway 36. It includes various interviews, early plat maps of the town, and photographs of early and present-day Oneida.

  • Severance, Doniphan County

    Severance, Doniphan County

    This is an economic analysis of the decline of Severance, Kansas, by a KSU economics major. The author has used census data, newspaper articles and advertisements, and comparative investigations of surrounding towns to develop his ideas.




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