Leverich, Matthew2021-02-122021-02-122013-03https://hdl.handle.net/2097/41075Matthew Leverich, “Saffordville, Chase County,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/113.The ghost town of Saffordville, in eastern Chase County, was established in the 1870s along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad. The town never incorporated, but by the early 1900s had a myriad of commercial businesses and over two hundred people. However, it was located in the flood-prone Cottonwood River valley, and when the river catastrophically flooded in 1951 the town was seriously damaged and soon abandoned. This study illustrates the history of Saffordville through newspapers, maps, photographs, and books.This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). NOTE: Rights status of accompanying images may differ from text.Chase CountySaffordvilleCottonwood FallsEmporiaFrances StaedtlerU.S. Highway 50Text