Perry, Jefferson County
Date
2015-09
Authors
Scott, Joseph
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Publisher
Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Abstract
This study analyzes the early development of Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas. Early on, Perry faced leadership problems as the principal town of Kentucky Township, but it was propelled to prosperity by the Kansas Pacific/Union Pacific Railroad it was founded on. Methods used include a brief town history, newspapers, historical atlas plats, and an 1883 Kansas history
Description
Joseph Scott, “Perry, Jefferson County,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/165.
Keywords
Jefferson County, Perry, The Perry Mirror, Kansas Pacific Railroad, Great Depression, Pro-slavery settlers
