Union Centre

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W. Gray

March 15, 2008, 09:38:55 AM
Emporia News, July 29, 1870,

"Near the crossing of Elk, in the corner of Howard County, a new town has been laid out, called Union Center. Elk River is a good stream, with some fine farms of bottom land."

A post office was awarded to "Union Centre" in January 1871 lasting sixteen years.
"If one of the many corrupt...county-seat contests must be taken by way of illustration, the choice of Howard County, Kansas, is ideal." Dr. Everett Dick, The Sod-House Frontier, 1854-1890.
"One of the most expensive county-seat wars in terms of time and money lost..." Dr. Homer E Socolofsky, KSU
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