Ladd, Halston2021-02-122021-02-122012-09https://hdl.handle.net/2097/41212Halston Ladd, “Americus, Lyon County,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/100.This essay portrays the founding of Americus, Kansas, and how it became one of the proudest populations in late 19th century Kansas. Through the ambitions of Arthur Baker, and the other fifteen members of the Americus Town Company, Americus thrived. This study includes early maps of Americus, articles from the town newspaper, and photographs of Americus town site.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/AmericusJudge Arthur Ingram BakerBreckenridge CountyLyon CountyAutomobileNeosho RiverText