Title

Wiser Ranche in Lyon and Wabaunsee Counties, Kansas, J.P. Wiser and Son, Proprietors, Prescott, Ontario, Canada

Subject

Kansas--History--Maps.

Lyon County (Kan.)

Wabaunsee County (Kan.)

Description

Wiser Ranch Barn:
The Wiser Barn was located in southern Wabaunsee County. Written on the windmill was the name of Dion Geraldine, an engineer who
later was the General Superintendent for the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. 
New Prairie Press: Wiser Barn
Wabaunsee County Museum-Barns of Wabaunsee County: Wiser Ranch Barn

Southern Wabaunsee and Northern Lyon County almost became Wiser County Kansas:
North Lyon County Museum: History of Allen

J.P Wiser of Prescott, Ontario, Canada owned the Wiser Ranch, which he was forced to sell when Kansas enacted legislation that prohibited ownership of land by non-residents of the State:
Elsworth Magazine, see pages A4-A5, "Paradise Lost"

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