Pardee, Kansas

Pardee is a ghost town in Atchison County, in the U.S. state of Kansas.[1]

History

Pardee was platted in 1857, and named for Pardee Butler, a local reverend and abolitionist.[2] A post office was established at Pardee in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pardee (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. 407.
  3. "Atchison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 April 2015.


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