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Here are multiple photographs and postcards regarding Scammon, Kansas. Scammon is a small community in Cherokee County that was laid out in 1884 by David Mackie and was named for the Scammon brothers, early mine owners. It is located on Highway K-7 approximately 4 miles south of the Crawford/Cherokee County line. The first post office was opened in 1879 as Scammonville, changing its name in 1890 to Scammon. The town continues to exist. Photographs include images of street scenes, a theater, churches, schools, and the union hall.
Date: 1908-1921
Item Number: 448123
Call Number: Miners Hall 00026
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 448123
Built Environment - Function - Education - School
Built Environment - Function - Recreation and Culture - Theater
Built Environment - Function - Religion - Religious Facility - Church
Built Environment - Function - Social - Meeting Hall
Built Environment - Function - Transportation - Rail-Related - Depot
Business and Industry - Mining and quarrying
Collections - Contributing Institutions - Miners Hall Museum
Collections - Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board (KSHRAB) - Kansas Digital Access to Historical Records (KDAHR)
Community Life - Scenes and views - Business districts
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Environment - Natural resources - Coal
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Postcard
Places - Cities and towns - Scammon
Places - Counties - Cherokee
Places - Regions - Southeast Kansas
Type of Material - Photographs
Type of Material - Postcards
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