Monday, March 17, 2014

Navarre Kansas.

 
Navarre, Kansas.
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Navarre, a village in Dickinson county, is located in Logan township on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R. 12 miles southeast of Abilene, the county seat. It has an elevator, a creamery, a general store, telegraph and express offices, and a money order post office. The population in 1910 was 75.

Navarre post office opened February 7, 1884 and ran to August 3, 1971.

Businessman of 1901.

Roderic R. Issitt, Hardware and Blacksmith, Came to Dickson County in 1888.  To read more about him and his family take this link.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=issitt&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=18&GScnty=904&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=52407143&df=all&
J. T. Nelson, General Merchandise, came to Dickson County in 1888.

Businessman of 1921.

Alby Sheets, Farmer and Stock Raiser and Assessor, Came to Dickson County in 1883 and settled in section 22, of Logan township.  He had a 240 acre farm, his post office address was Navarre, Kansas, which was two miles south west from the farm.  To read more about him and his family take this link.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=sheets&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=18&GScnty=904&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=110923760&df=all&

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