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Ash Grove, Kansas
From Wikipedia - Reading time: 5 minAsh Grove is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located approximately two miles east of K-181 (Kansas highway) along Ash Grove / Union Road.
History
[edit]The community started when Civil War Veteran Napoleon Bonaparte Alley made his dugout there.[2] A post office was opened in Ash Grove in 1916, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1944.[3]
About 3.3 miles southwest of the old town of Ash Grove is the South Fork Spillman Creek Double Arch Bridge.[2]
Currently it consists of two houses, abandoned church, abandoned school, and various other abandoned small buildings.
Education
[edit]The community is served by Sylvan–Lucas USD 299 public school district.
See also
[edit]- Grant, Kansas, a ghost town, a few miles south-east of Ash Grove next to railroad.
- Pottersburg, Kansas, a ghost town, a few miles south of Ash Grove.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ash Grove, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ a b c "Ash Grove, Kansas – Extinct in Lincoln County – Legends of Kansas". Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
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39°09′41″N 98°21′43″W / 39.16139°N 98.36194°W
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