Belvidere | Crescent
Community | Greensburg | Haviland
| Mullinville | Wellsford
Homesteading in Kiowa County
Belvidere
Early day settlers and ranchers Watson
and Fullington founded the town which was named "Belvedere"
by their wives after an Italian word that meant beautiful view.
Platted on April 7, 1888 by C. P. and J. B. Fullington, the town
had a population of 45 in 1891, and by 1900 it had grown to 75
people.
The Santa Fe Railroad laid tracks through
Belvidere on October 1, 1887.
The ethnicity of its settlers is unknown.
Sources
"A History of Kiowa County
1880-1980: A Chronicle of Kiowa County written by Kith, Kin and
Kind Friends". Lubbock, TX: Taylor Publishing Co., 1979.
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