Porter, Anthony2021-02-122021-02-122015-09https://hdl.handle.net/2097/41027Anthony Porter, “Magic, Riley County,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/157.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.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.Fort RileyMagicRiley CountyFort Riley Military ReservationMagic Stock FarmWest German ConferenceText