Walsburg, Riley County
Date
2012-09
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Publisher
Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Abstract
Swedish settlers founded Walsburg in 1866, naming it after nearby Walnut Creek. A small Swedish community grew there for decades. However, after the Union Pacific Railroad left town in 1935, Walsburg declined and became a lost community.
Description
Tamar Adcock, “Walsburg, Riley County,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/147.
Keywords
Church, Riley County, Swedes, Union Pacific Railroad, Walsburg, Kansas
