Gordon, Kansas
Gordon is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.
History
A post office existed in Gordon from June 30, 1884, to June 30, 1936.
Gordon was a station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Education
The community is served by Augusta USD 402 public school district.
Notable people
- Tom Sturdivant, baseball player.
- Rosalie E. Wahl, Minnesota Supreme Court justice, was born in Gordon.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gordon, Kansas
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 765.
- ^ Minnesota Historical Society Biographical Sketch of Justice Rosalie Wahl
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