Delaware City, Kansas

Delaware City is a ghost town in Leavenworth County, in the U.S. state of Kansas.[1]

History

Delaware City was platted in 1854.[2] A post office called Delaware City was established in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1878.[3]

gollark: I doubt many people actually think they *don't*.
gollark: Also score voting.
gollark: Approval voting's neat too.
gollark: I guess it *could* work for non-presidential voting things, but I don't actually know how those work in the US.
gollark: > If percentages of Independent votes were to increase as a trend over time then there could be a possibility of more representative pluralismNo, the electoral college system essentially forbids this.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delaware City (historical)
  2. 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. 458.
  3. "Leavenworth County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 April 2015.


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