Hewins is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States.
History
Hewins was named after Edwin M. Hewins, a rancher and member of the Kansas Legislature.
The post office was established April 4, 1906, and closed April 8, 1966.
[From Whence They Came: A Little History of Hewins, Kansas, Ester Leonard, Arrow Press, San Antonio, 1983.]
A route through Hewins serves as an access point for nearby Osro Falls, an old
covered wagon
A covered wagon, also called a prairie wagon, whitetop, or prairie schooner, is a horse-drawn or ox-drawn wagon used for passengers or freight hauling. It has a canvas, tarpaulin, or waterproof sheet which is stretched over removable wooden ...
crossing point on the
Caney River
The Caney River (Lenape: Kènii Sipu ) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 31, 2011 river in southern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma. The river is a tributary of ...
.
The waterfall only measures about 3 feet in height, but extends nearly 200 feet across the river.
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References
Further reading
* Heer, Esther Leonard. ''From Whence We Came: A Little History of Hewins, Kansas''. Arrow Press: San Antonio, 1983.
External links
* Chautauqua County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Chautauqua County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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