Title

Kansas State Normal School, Emporia; Reading Public School, Reading; Residence and Stock Farm of William Grafenstein, Dealer in Galloway and Hereford Cattle, Center Township; Residence of William H. Douglass, Dealer in Horses, Cattle and Hogs, Reading Township, Lyon County Kansas

Subject

Kansas--History--Maps.

Lyon County (Kan.)

Emporia (Kan.)

Reading (Kan.)

Description

History of the Kansas State Normal School (now Emporia State University):
Emporia State University Teachers College: History
Wikipedia: Emporia State University
Kansas State Historical Society: Emporia State University

1890 Photo of Kansas State Normal School:
Kansas Memory: KSNS

The Reading Public Schools closed (High School in 1980 and Elementary in 2018):
Reading School Alumni

William Grafenstein is mentioned in Laura French's History of Emporia and Lyon County (Heritage Books 2009 pg. 59):
Google Books: History of Emporia and Lyon County

William H. Douglass Biographical Information:
William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas: William Douglass

Creator

L.H. Everts & Co, Philadelphia

Source

City of Valley Center Kansas

Publisher

Valley Center Public Library

Date

1887

Rights

No Copyright – United States

Language

English

Coverage

Kansas