Midway, Crawford County, Kansas

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Midway is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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History

Midway had its start as a mining town, and was once a major railway shipping point of coal. [2]

A post office was opened in Midway in February 1871, but it closed in March 1878. It re-opened in August 1886, at which time it was renamed Nyack. In May 1887, the old name Midway was restored. The post office closed permanently in 1912. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Midway, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford County, Kansas. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1905. pp. 50–51.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

Further reading

37°26′57″N94°37′52″W / 37.44922°N 94.63107°W / 37.44922; -94.63107


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