Phone |
785-366-7218 |
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Street Address |
113 N. Main Street, Hope, KS 67451 |
Fax |
7371 |
WWW Link |
http://www.skyways.org/towns/Hope |
Comments |
SR 4 runs North-South smack though the middle of Hope and meets SR 43 at the very edge of town. |
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About the area |
One of the earliest settlers in Hope, came from from Watertown, Wisconsin around 1860 and barely escaped conscription by the Confederate forces from Missouri. Continuing West, this family settled at a spot on Turkey Creek, in Banner Township and built a log cabin on the site. The patriarch of the family was a butcher, something of a dentist, raised grapes and apples and was a pioneer ministers as well. The family helped to establish this community. Wiuth favorable treatment shown to Civil War veterans under the Homestead Act of 1862; around 1871, a group of about forty Michigan veterans and craftsmen settled in the immediate area of what would become Hope and began to plan a town site. In |
Judges |
Hon. John Barker |
Mailing Address |
Box 307, Hope, KS 67451 |