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'''Skiddy''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Morris County, Kansas]], in the [[United States]]. Between March 11, 1879, and August 3, 1883, it was briefly renamed as '''Camden'''. |
'''Skiddy''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Morris County, Kansas]], in the [[United States]]. Between March 11, 1879, and August 3, 1883, it was briefly renamed as '''Camden'''.<ref name="po">{{cite web | url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:1/county:MR/sort:County.county_name/direction:asc | title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 | publisher=Kansas Historical Society | accessdate=15 June 2014}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Skiddy was founded in 1870.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5t09AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA809|year=1883|publisher=A. T. Andreas|page=809}}</ref> The post office in Skiddy was discontinued in 1953.<ref |
Skiddy was founded in 1870.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5t09AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA809|year=1883|publisher=A. T. Andreas|page=809}}</ref> The post office in Skiddy was discontinued in 1953.<ref name="po" /> The town was named after railroad magnate Francis Skiddy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofkansas.com/morriscountytowns2.html|title=Towns & Places of Morris County - Page 2|publisher=Legends of Kansas|accessdate=19 July 2015}}</ref> The [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]] served Skiddy for many years, and the grain elevator adjacent to the railroad tracks still stands today. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 08:33, 8 February 2016
Skiddy is an unincorporated community in Morris County, Kansas, in the United States. Between March 11, 1879, and August 3, 1883, it was briefly renamed as Camden.[1]
History
Skiddy was founded in 1870.[2] The post office in Skiddy was discontinued in 1953.[1] The town was named after railroad magnate Francis Skiddy.[3] The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad served Skiddy for many years, and the grain elevator adjacent to the railroad tracks still stands today.
References
- ^ a b "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 809.
- ^ "Towns & Places of Morris County - Page 2". Legends of Kansas. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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