Osro is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Chautauqua County, Kansas
Chautauqua County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, United States. Its county seat and most populous city is Sedan. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 3,379. The county is named for Chautauqua County, New York, the b ...
, United States.
History
A post office in Chautauqua County called Ozro operated from 1888 to 1892.
Osro’s location is within a mile of Osro Falls, also known as Ozro 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
External links
* Chautauqua County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Ghost towns in Kansas
Populated places in Chautauqua County, Kansas
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