Ohio City, Kansas

	Ohio City, Kansas Ohio City is a ghost town in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. Ohio City was issued a post office in 1857 but was discontinued and moved to Princeton in 1870. The town was 1 mile north and 1 mile east of where Princeton is currently located. In 1866, the town burnt to the ground, but everyone rebuilt it. It burnt to the ground a second time then they moved the town to its current location to and renamed it Princeton. The last Ohio City remnants were removed 1999. Now, there are no signs left that there was a town. References Further reading External links * Franklin County mapsCurrentHistoric KDOT Ghost towns in Kansas [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Ghost Towns In Kansas This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in the state of Kansas. Many of the sites listed here are on private property and may be dangerous or illegal to visit. Inquire with local authorities or property owners for access to these places. Classifications There are many factors and reasons as to why a community becomes abandoned (or nearly abandoned). Transportation – With the development of major highways and interstates, people were willing to travel farther for goods and services causing local businesses in smaller towns to lose customers and ultimately close. The more businesses that close the more people are apt to want to move away to a bigger town. Transportation has played a major role in settlement in Kansas. As traffic from the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails increased, towns boomed along them. When railroads were established towns developed along the tracks or even moved to where the tracks were. Politics – In Kansas, the political atmosphere was highly divided. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kansas Department Of Transportation The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U.S. state of Kansas. Funding issues Since 2012, over $2 billion has been diverted from its coffers to the Kansas general fund and state agencies, earning it the nickname "the bank of KDOT", and jeopardizing the agency's ability to maintain roads in the state. Organization * Secretary of Transportation Deputy Secretary of Transportation State Transportation Engineer * Planning and Development Division * Aviation Division * Engineering and Design Division * Operations Division ** District 1 – Topeka, Kansas, Topeka District 2 – Salina, Kansas, Salina District 3 – Norton, Kansas, Norton District 4 – Chanute, Kansas, Chanute District 5 – Hutchinson, Kansas, Hutchinson District 6 – Garden City, Kansas, Garden City Deputy Secretary of Transportation for Finance and Administration * Finance Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]