This advertisement for Nicodemus, Graham County, Kansas, describes the location of the colony near the Solomon River and the town company's plans to build more houses, businesses, and other public buildings. The trustees were quick to note that they will not build any saloon or "houses of ill fame" during the first five years of settlement. Nicodemus was settled in 1878 and is the oldest surviving all-black settlement west of the Mississippi River founded by former slaves. Today the town is a National Parks Service site and is open to visitors.
Date: April 16, 1877
Creator: Hill, W. R.
Item Number: 210499
Call Number: E185.1877 *4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210499
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1870s - 1877
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Advertising Medium - Handbill
People - African Americans - Exodusters
Places - Cities and towns - Ellis
Places - Cities and towns - Nicodemus
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Ellis
Places - Counties - Graham
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Photographs
Type of Material - Printed materials - Advertisements
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