Media, Kansas
Media is a ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.
History
The first settlement at Media was made in 1878. Media was located on the Kansas City, Lawrence & Southern Kansas Railroad. A post office was established in Media in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. Media was eventually absorbed into present-day Baldwin City.
References
- ^ Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Belvoir, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Media (historical)
- ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 356.
- ^ "Douglas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
Further reading
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