I’m sure you’ve heard of a ghost town, but how about a ghost county? In 1887, the clash between Ravanna and Eminence for county seat was a heated one and left behind a number of unresolved issues.
According to Kansas AgLand reporter Amy Bickel, “After the bitter battle between the two towns, the Garfield County Commission agreed in late 1892 that if an impartial survey showed the county to consist of less than 432 square miles, as required by the state, the county would be dissolved.”
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