Stratton, Jacob2021-02-122021-02-122016-09https://hdl.handle.net/2097/41058Jacob Stratton, “Otter Creek and Springside, Pottawatomie County,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/171.Otter Lake and Springside were two post villages in northwestern Pottawatomie County, Kansas locked in competition for hinterland resources and community perseverance along the Central Line of the Union Pacific Railroad. These twin towns struggled to survive. This study tracks this story between 1870 and 1920. This study uses period appropriate newspapers, Polk business directories, and books on Pottawatomie and Marshall counties. The main conclusion of the study finds the failure of Otter Lake and eventually Springside.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.https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Otter LakePottawatomie CountyMarshall CountyFostoriaSpring CreekSpringsideText