Monrovia, Kansas

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Monrovia is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. [1] Monrovia is located at 39°31′27″N95°20′46″W / 39.52417°N 95.34611°W / 39.52417; -95.34611 .

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History

Monrovia was platted in 1856, making it one of the oldest towns in Atchison County. [2] The community on the Missouri Pacific Railroad never did grow large enough to meet its founders' expectations. [3]

A post office was opened in Monrovia in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Monrovia, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  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.  404.
  3. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  299.
  4. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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