Embedded Document /system/files/2022-12/LT_MC_Tipton_Bechard.pdf Download this PDF Abstract William A. Pitt and fellow settlers from Trier, Germany, first settled near Carr Creek, but flooding encouraged them to relocate to the top of a nearby hill. They called their settlement Pittsburg and, later, Tipton. Authors Bechard, Austin Date Sep 01, 2012 Tags Germans Immigrants Mitchell County Multicultural Kansas Exhibit Multicultural Kansas: European Americans Pittsburg Tipton Publisher Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies Citation Austin Bechard, “Tipton, Mitchell County,” Lost Kansas Communities, https://lostkansas.ccrsdigitalprojects.com/tipton-mitchell-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.