Chicago,_Kansas

Chicago, Kansas

Chicago, Kansas

Ghost town in Sheridan County, Kansas

Chicago is a ghost town in Adell Township, Sheridan County, Kansas, United States.

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History

The community was named after Chicago, Illinois because it was the busiest place in the local area. A joint post office, stagecoach stop, and general store opened in 1880. The post office only lasted until 1887. A church built in 1910 lasted until the early 1960s, and the local school closed in 1954.

Currently, what remained of the community is an abandoned schoolhouse, a rusty "Chicago" sign marker, and the foundation of an abandoned home.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Chicago (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    Bickel, Amy (August 2016). Chicago mirrored what killed towns, The Hutchinson News

Further reading

See also: List of books about Sheridan County, Kansas
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