Marvin / Glade
The town was laid out in 1878 under
the name of Marvin which was the name of a lieutenant in the area
watching for Indian troubles. It was platted as Marvin in the
year 1883. Three other towns, Kildare, Chillicothe and Cowley,
were also located near Marvin. Kildare was on the north-south
road of the Ft. Hays-Ft. Kearney route, and Chillicothe was on
the Pike's Peak road that ran north and south from Ft. Hays to
Pikes Peak. All three towns eventually consolidated into Marvin.
There were problems with the mail service to Marvin and Marion
(another town in Kansas) due to the closeness of the spellings,
so it was petitioned in 1908 to change the name of Marvin to another
name. The name of Glade was picked, but the year when the name
was changed is unknown. The town of Glade became incorporated
in 1948.
Sources
Phillipsburg-Phillips County
centennial, 1872-1972. Edited by Cecil B. Kingery. 1972
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