Gilead
After the Jewish colony of Hebron in
Barber County had experienced a nice growth during its first two
years, the Montefiore Agricultural Aid Society set up a nearby
colony which was named Gilead. Founded in March 1886, Gilead was
a colony of Rumanian Jews. About a dozen families settled in a
spot about 3 miles south of Evansville.
However, a ten-year period of drought
began in 1887, and there were also some severe winters. By 1891,
there were no settlers left from the Gilead colony.
Jewish Colonies in Kansas set
up by Agricultural Aid Societies
Beersheba (Hodgeman) |
Gilead (Comanche) | Hebron (Barber)
| Lasker (Ford) | Leeser
(Finney) Montefiero (Pratt)
| Touro (Kearny)
Sources
Douglas, Donald M. "Forgotten
Zions: Jewish Agricultural Colonies in Kansas in the 1880's."
Kansas History 16 (Summer 1993): 108-119.
Harris, Lloyd David. "Sod
Jerusalems: Jewish Agricultural Communities in Frontier Kansas".
Masters Thesis, University of Oklahoma, 1984.
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