Peoria, Kansas

History

Peoria was founded in the late 1850s. it was named for the Peoria tribe, who once owned the town site.[1]

A post office opened in Peoria in 1857, closed in 1859, reopened in 1860, and closed permanently in 1934.[2]

References

  1. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 466.
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.


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