Broughton 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
Clay County, Kansas
Clay County (county code CY) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 8,117. Its county seat and most populous city is Clay Center.
History
Early history
For many millennia, the Great ...
, United States.
It is located a few miles southeast of
Clay Center Clay Center can refer to a community in the United States:
*Clay Center, Kansas
*Clay Center, Nebraska
*Clay Center, Ohio
Clay Center is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 262 at the 2020 census.
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.
History
Broughton was founded in 1869. It was razed in 1966 during the construction of
Milford Lake
Milford Lake, also known as Milford Reservoir, is the largest man-made lake in Kansas with of water. Over of land resources are managed for quality recreational experiences as well as for protection of the project’s natural and cultural resou ...
. The communities of
Alida and Broughton were razed, while the cities of
Wakefield
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and
Milford Milford may refer to:
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* Milford (Annapolis), Nova Scotia
* Milford (Halifax), Nova Scotia
* Milford, Ontario
England
* Milford, Derbyshire
* Milford, Devon, a place in Devon
* Milford on Sea, Hampshire
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were moved to higher ground.
References
Further reading
* ''Broughton Kansas: Portrait of a Lost Town 1869-1966''; M.J. Morgan; Chapman Center for Rural Studies at KSU; 2010; .
External links
A short film about Broughton, Kansas, a Lost Town YouTube
The Vanished Community of Broughton, Kansas KSU
Photos of Broughton Lost Kansas Communities
1907 photo of Broughton WSU Library
* Clay County maps
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