Swedesburg, Clay County

Date

2012-09

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Publisher

Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies

Abstract

Swedish immigrants established the first homestead in what became Garfield Township in 1868. Churches provided the foundation of the Swedesburg community, which overcame the Great Depression, both world wars, and a 1973 tornado.

Description

Christopher E. Potenski, “Swedesburg, Clay County,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/141.

Keywords

Clay County, Garfield Township, illness, Kansas, Swedesburg, tornado

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