Kansas Town and Land Company papers, 1885-1930.

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Kansas Town and Land Company papers, 1885-1930.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50626053

Documents included are contracts, deeds, and plat maps that provide a precise insight into the creation of boundaries, plats, and land transactions. Major features include the E. W. Cline correspondence files, 1898-1916; land transaction documents; and town company record books (90 v.) The records in this collection provide information on railroad development and community growth in Kansas and throughout the region. Local and community histories can be traced to original platting and sales of land.

73 ft. (133 boxes, 13 microfilm reels, 9 oversize vol., 8 oversize folders)

Kansas State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7630102

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