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Homesteading in Thomas County

Rexford

This town was founded shortly after the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railroad came into Thomas County. It was first a depot along the railroad line, then became a town.

The ethnicity of its settlers is unknown.

Sources

Wingo, Wayne C. A History of Thomas County. Masters Thesis, Fort Hays Kansas State College, 1964.

Bruner, R. I., Editor. Land of the Windmills Thomas County, Kansas. Thomas County Historical Society, 1976.


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