Dunkirk, Kansas

History

A post office was opened in Dunkirk in 1915, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.[2] Dunkirk was originally a mining community with coal mines operated by the Wier Coal Company.[3]

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gollark: New LavaCuboids are now available from GTech at 2KST/i. They're just like real lava, but don't actually flow, and can be walked through without burning you.
gollark: Will buy a nether star + a few iron blocks for shulker shells.
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gollark: The stairway is currently down for maintenance.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunkirk, Kansas
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. University of Kansas (1918). Bulletin. p. 163.



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