Kirwin
The Kirwin Town Company formed in June
1871 which made Kirwin the first permanent settlement in the county.
It was named for a nearby stockade call Camp Kirwan which was
commanded by Colonel John S. Kirwan of the 1st U.S. Cavalry. The
stockade was used to protect travelers on the California Trail
shortly after the Civil War ended. The land where Kirwin eventually
was founded was the first to be settled in the area. It became
the biggest town in the county, but soon lost that distinction
to Phillipsburg.
The ethnicity of its settlers is unknown.
Sources
Phillipsburg-Phillips County
centennial, 1872-1972. Edited by Cecil B. Kingery. 1972.
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