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| Studley | Tasco
Homesteading in Sheridan County
Tasco
Founded in 1888 by the railroad as
a station for the rail line, Tasco was located 8 miles east of
Hoxie. The Union Pacific Railroad had built the tracks, and the
new town that was built around the station was named Guy. It was
located at the junction of the Sand Creek and the South Fork of
the Solomon River. It was named for the son of Charles E. Perkins
who purchased a piece of government land in the area where Guy
was founded.
Guy was the trading center for the
new homesteaders that filed their claims on government lands.
Their nationality was not really known, but they were thought
to be of north European descent. Most of the people of Tasco were
probably English, but it not known for sure.
During the 1920's, Guy or Tasco was
a lively town, but as the years went on, people moved on to bigger
communities. On June 15, 1923, the post office was renamed from
Guy to Tasco, and it existed until December 31, 1953. Tasco was
never incorporated.
Sources
Toothaker, Mrs. Pearl. History
of Sheridan County. 1961.
Hinger, Charlotte, ed. Sheridan
County Kansas: A History of Faith and Labor. Hoxie, KS: Sheridan
County Historical Society, 1985.
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