Palco, Rooks County, Kansas, USA
Notizen:
Wikipedia 2017:
Palco is a city in Rooks County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 277.
History:
Palco was established in 1888 by Union Pacific Railroad as a train depot on a newly formed line. The town was given the name Palco for railroad officials Palmer and Cole. The post office was moved from the nearby town of Cresson.
Cresson, Kansas (named for Cresson, PA) was granted a post office in 1879. In 1887, rumors circulated that the railroad would lay track 1-1/2 miles to the south of Cresson. Many citizens and businesses abandoned Cresson to form the community of New Cresson along the expected railroad route. Ironically, the railroad established Palco near the original location of Cresson.
In 1893, Palco was nearly wiped out by a prairie fire. The fire originated in Graham County and consumed thousands of acres along with farmsteads and livestock in Graham, Rooks, Ellis and Russell Counties before being extinguished. Seven people lost their lives in the blaze.
Palco filed for incorporation as a third class city in 1906 and elected Robert Kirkendall as mayor.
Fire again hit Palco in 1923 destroying many businesses along Main Street including the hotel, post office, real estate office and a doctor's office.
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Nachname, Taufnamen | Geburt | Personen-Kennung | ||
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1 | Ekstrom, Anita Marie | 10 Nov 1947 | Palco, Rooks County, Kansas, USA | I165769 |
2 | Knipp, Pauline Ida | 27 Sep 1922 | Palco, Rooks County, Kansas, USA | I165767 |
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Nachname, Taufnamen | Tod | Personen-Kennung | ||
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1 | Ekstrom, Anita Marie | 10 Nov 1947 | Palco, Rooks County, Kansas, USA | I165769 |
2 | Knipp, Leo John | 18 Jul 1954 | Palco, Rooks County, Kansas, USA | I165762 |
3 | Knipp, Patrick Joseph | 25 Sep 1970 | Palco, Rooks County, Kansas, USA | I165765 |