Hollis, Brooke L.2021-02-122021-02-122011-09https://hdl.handle.net/2097/41114Brooke L. Hollis, “White City, Morris County,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/69.At the ridge of the Flint Hills in Morris County lies the rural community of White City, Kansas. Today, with 618 people, White City is still a viable community, but it bears little relation today to the regional consumer and mercantile center it once was. Like many other Kansas towns, the railroad played a large role in White City’s founding. “As early as September 1865, Morris County settlers had expressed their eagerness to obtain a railroad by voting to aid Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe with $100,000 to lure a line into their area.” The Katy Railroad Company began recruiting settlers and pushing land sales to attract people to the area. A few years later, the Rock Island Railroad also constructed a line through the town, attracting even more settlers.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.Brown Motor CompanyDelevan Air Force BaseMorris CountyWhite CityNina MileyWhite City Methodist ChurchText