Magic, Riley County

Date

2015-09

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Publisher

Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies

Abstract

The lost community of Magic, located in Riley County, Kansas, was settled by immigrants from Germany in a process of chain migration. The community’s population steadily began to decline in the 1930s and was eventually consumed by the expansion of Fort Riley Military Reservation during the Cold War. This study provides a history of Magic using newspapers, maps, photographs, various book segments, and an interview of a longtime resident of the area.

Description

Anthony Porter, “Magic, Riley County,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/157.

Keywords

Fort Riley, Magic, Riley County, Fort Riley Military Reservation, Magic Stock Farm, West German Conference

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