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Homesteading in Scott County

Zenobia

During the years of 1886 and 1887, the Michigan Township in Scott County was settled. The town of Zenobia was founded in the fall of 1886. There was a general store, a post office, a livery stable and 4 residences. The school house was built in the fall of 1887. The town did not last long; by 1891, it was abandoned.

The ethnicity of its settlers is not known.

Sources

History of Early Scott County by the Scott County Historical Society, Inc., 1977
Scott County, Kansas Centennial Book - Celebrating 100 Years: 1886-1986 by the Scott County Centennial Commission, Inc., 1986

 

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