Bigelow is a
ghost town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' ...
in
Marshall County, Kansas
Marshall County (standard abbreviation: MS) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 10,038. The largest city and county seat is Marysville.
History
The Oregon Trail crosses Marshall C ...
, United States.
It was located six and a half miles southwest of
Frankfort.
History
It was founded in 1881 and named for General Alfred Bigelow. It was known for its
limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...
quarries and peaked in population in 1910 at 200.
[''Faded Dreams: More Ghost Towns of Kansas'' by Daniel Fitzgerald. ]University Press of Kansas
The University Press of Kansas is a publisher located in Lawrence, Kansas. Operated by The University of Kansas, it represents the six state universities in the US state of Kansas: Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas S ...
. Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas River, Kansas and Waka ...
. 1994
The post office closed in 1960 and the town was demolished during the construction of
Tuttle Creek Lake
Tuttle Creek Lake is a reservoir on the Big Blue River 5 miles (8 km) north of Manhattan, in the Flint Hills region of northeast Kansas. It was built and is operated by the Army Corps of Engineers for the primary purpose of flood control. ...
. All that remains is a historical marker at the intersection of 17th and Zenith Roads and Antioch Cemetery.
References
Further reading
External links
* Marshall County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Former populated places in Marshall County, Kansas
Former populated places in Kansas
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