Lafontaine, Kansas
Lafontaine is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, USA.[1]
History
Lafontaine was founded in 1879.[2]
The Missouri Pacific Railroad was built through Lafontaine in 1886.[2][3]
A post office was opened in Lafontaine in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1991.[4]
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gollark: *takes it*
gollark: Tempting.,..
gollark: <@!118547317845393408>
gollark: https://dragcave.net/teleport/60b2afb5f0bf79e7dcca29c7c0f17c3aCorrected trade.
References
- "Wilson County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 92.
- Gannett, Henry (1898). A Gazetteer of Kansas. Govt. Print. Off. p. 127.
- "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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