Hesper, Kansas

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Hesper, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Hesper Friends Church, organized in 1858
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Hesper
Coordinates: 38°53′55″N95°04′29″W / 38.89861°N 95.07472°W / 38.89861; -95.07472 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Douglas
Elevation
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922 ft (281 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-31550 [1]
GNIS ID 479160 [1]

Hesper is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located two and a half miles southeast of Eudora.

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History

Hesper was founded in 1858 by Quakers wanting to lend support to the free-state cause. In 1884, the Hesper Academy was opened but it closed in 1912. [2]

A post office was opened in Hesper in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900. [3]

Education

The community is served by Eudora USD 491 public school district.

Notable people

Friends University in Wichita was founded by James Davis, who was a native of Hesper. [2] The town is also the birthplace of the college football player and coach John H. Outland, namesake of the Outland Trophy. Walter R. Stubbs, Governor of Kansas from 1909-1913, grew up in the Hesper area.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hesper, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. 1 2 Shortridge, James R. Shortridge (1988) [1977]. Kaw Valley Landscapes. University Press of Kansas.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society . Retrieved June 8, 2014.

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