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Minneola, Franklin County, Kansas is a ghost town located in northern Franklin County, Kansas.

History

In 1858, Kansas free-state voters overcame the pro-slavery faction. Wishing to move the territorial capital from Lecompton, the newly elected legislature convened at Lawrence to decide the new location. One Perry Fuller and several associates purchased 14.5 sections of farm land and plotted out his future capital city: Minneola. Bribing the legislature with free town stock and lots, Fuller was successfully able to get his town voted as the new capital. While Kansas territorial governor James W. Denver vetoed this choice, his action was later overruled by the legislature. Work began on Minneola, and several buildings were construced. However, once the legislature convened at the new town, they quickly moved to adjounr to Leavenworth. A later court ruling judged Minneola's legislative act void, and the city was soon dismantled; some buildings were carted off elsewhere, whereas others were simply destroyed.[1] Today, nothing remains.[2]

References

  1. ^ Place, Harold. "Rise and Fall of the Most Famous 'Ghost Town' in Kansas". kancoll.org. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "Minneola". GhostTowns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
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