Sibley, Kansas
Sibley is a ghost town in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. It is located north of Concordia and the Republican River.
History
Sibley was founded in 1869, and named for Lake Sibley. It was once in the running for the county seat but lost in an 1870 run-off election against Concordia. The area is now abandoned as a town and the land is privately owned and used for farming. It is considered a ghost town.
Notable people
- May Louise Cowles, economist who studied clothing consumption and consumer behavior
References
- ^ Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 152.
- '^ It Takes People to Make a Town, Emery, Janet Pease. (1970a), Salina, Kansas: Arrow Printing. Library of Congress: 75-135688.
- ^ University of Wisconsin Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine May Louise Cowles, rural sociologist (1892-1978)
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