Corwin, Kansas

Corwin is an unincorporated community in Blaine Township, Harper County, Kansas, United States.

History

Corwin was a station and shipping point on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.[1]

A post office was opened in Corwin in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.[2]

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References

  1. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 457.
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

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