Morton City, Hodgeman County

Date

2010

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Publisher

Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies

Abstract

Theodore Brown traces the origins of the little-studied Hodgeman County Exoduster settlement. Using archival material from Jetmore Museum and his own family history, he documents the stone masonry skills brought to western Kansas by former slaves in the 1880s. He includes photographs of the few remaining stone structures built by African-American settlers in the harsh, arid environment of the plains.

Description

Theodore Brown, “Morton City, Hodgeman County ,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/12.

Keywords

African American, Exodusters, Hodgeman County, Morton City, Stone Masonery, Theodore Brown

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