There was a period of hard times because of weather (drought) and an invasion of grasshoppers.
After rock salt was discovered in 1887, the town grew to accommodate the new residents of the boom-town. The first railroad came through in June 1884. Rivalry between the two towns prompted many hard feelings, but after about a year of dealing with the unfavorable conditions, buildings were moved back to the north side. The Sherman Hotel was built in 1874, and a store, a school and some houses were also built in that time frame.īy 1878, a town had been started on the south side of the river, and many Kingman residents and the post had moved there. Sherman was the name of the town that was started at that site, and it was later changed to Kingman. Fical, moved his house from there to the north side of the Ninnescah River in Kingman County. Religious Heritage of Kansas Counties and TownsĪ man from Reno County, J.
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