Kansas History and Heritage Project-Jefferson County

Jefferson County History


The Wright Brothers Connection to McLouth, or "A Triple Wedding"

"Local Boy Makes Good", John Steuart Curry, Jefferson County artist

A History of Rock Creek General Store

"Peppard's Wind Wagon", the story of Windwagon Smith, a fun read!

Jefferson County Court House, built in 1867 and destroyed by a tornado in 1960--courtesy Jan Tompkins, thanks!

McLouth Missouri Pacific Depot, 1916, photo and history

1876 History

1886 Township Trustees

1889 Post Offices and Postmasters

1909 Old Settlers' Reunion, 428 registrants

Extracts from a Letter from Mr. Fred Eggert, of Portland, Oregon, Sept. 6, 1912, a '56er.





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