Cherryvale city hall 123 w main street cherryvale, ks 67335 6203362776 for emergency water leaks after hours please call 6203362121. Plant memorial trees opens send flowers url in a new window. Description cherryvale museum features artifacts on the towns history, the benders, vivian vance, louise brooks and other well known people that were from cherryvale. It all began in 1871 when the lawrence, leavenworth and galveston railroad l. To filter results, select a cherryvale, ks high school using the links to the right. Early in 1909, the cherryvale womens club set a goal to establish a library with an adjoining room for rural women to rest and visit after their long horse and buggy ride to shop in town. It contains all the cherryvale pictures and newspaper articles that library staff has been able to find. The intense and bloody rivalry between abolitionist and proslavery forces earned the territory the nickname of bleeding kansas even before it was granted statehood. Banking in cherryvale started at 103 east main on september 25, 1880, when the present peoples state bank opened for business as a private banking enterprise, then known as the exchange bank. See our census page for cherryvale for more information. The librarys history room was renovated by donations from the citizens of cherryvale. History of the cherryvale public library an institution which cherryvale citizens look to with pride is the cherryvale free public library. The names listed below are alumni who have been searched for on this site from cherryvale high schoolin cherryvale, kansas.
Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in fairview cemetery in cherryvale, kansas, a find a grave cemetery. The listing of alumni from cherryvale, ks includes graduates from 1 school. Montgomery county history bibliography kansas historical society. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. In 1923 it was donated to the kansas museum of history by yorks wife but is not on display. Once kansas declared itself with the union and the civil war began to rage, the bloody battles continued. The nonprofit organization invites you to visit the museum located south of the historic santa fe railroad depot. Cutlers history of the state of kansas was first published in. In compiling this history we are indebted, to some extent, to a similar work compiled by the hon. Kourtney kardashian, curb appeal lawn care and landscaping llc, cherryvale senior living, city of cherryvale, sam brownback, adoptagrandparent sek, usa gun bunker, washington post, the cherryvale, kansas historical museum, koam news now, montgomery county chronicle. At an early period in montgomery county history, several attempts were made to establish a town in the southeastern part of the county, nearly all of which failed.
Cherryvales first school, built in 1872, was a twostory frame building near fourth and carson streets. Cherryvale, kansas is the 7,317th largest city in the united states as of 2018. The former school site is being demolished to make room for an expanded parking area and helicopter landing pad for mercy hospital, which is located to the west of the school property. The history of the sunflower state is the first new state history to appear in over twentyfive years and the most thoroughly researched ever published. Leave a comment arkansas, kansas, missouri 3 minutes of reading. It was by its action that the cherryvale library became a member of the southeast kansas library system. Find great deals on ebay for cherryvale kansas and independence kansas. Cherryvale kansas locations page 2 of 2 access genealogy. Cherryvale is a city in montgomery county, kansas, united states. The cherryvale alumni list on this page come from a variety of sources. The national zinc company formerly edgar zinc company in cherryvale, kansas in the early 1900s. John bender and katie miller were married on january 4, 1868, in hermann, missouri, approximately 300 miles from cherryvale, kansas. Kansas was known for violence and bloodshed in its early history.
Library of congress geography and map division washington, d. Fairview cemetery in cherryvale, kansas find a grave. Montgomery county, kansas kansapedia kansas historical. Cherryvalearea historical tornado activity is near kansas state average. The cherryvale, kansas historical museum posts facebook. During his long and active career as a physician doctor vaughan had spent his most useful and profitable years in the state of kansas. The cherryvale historical museum is dedicated to protecting, preserving and celebrating our varied and storied past for. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. So when he contacted me, i was curious about the real town, and when i clicked through, imagine my delight when i found out it was a facebook group who all had roots in a town none other than cherryvale, kansas. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Arlene was a resident of cherryvale, kansas at the time of passing. Because of my books set in fictional cherryvale, i appeared again and again. The bender family of cherryvale, kansas world history. But then the two disappeared, until their arrival in canon city, colorado, in 1878.
Some of my best friends are black by tanner colby i only list this because it has a chapter about kc, discussing actual bootsontheground blockbusting, drilling down into names and techniques. An exact replica of the bender inn was built with antiques and household items. Cherryvale, kansas project gutenberg selfpublishing. The solid waste consisted of furnace cinders, broken clay cylinder retorts, building materials removed during facility repairs, and metallic slag created during the smelting process. A leatherock hotel and museum the museum section of this old hotel was formerly used as living quarters for the hotel owner and his family, and staff have reported paranormal activity in this section of the building. Sanborn fire insurance map from cherryvale, montgomery. Cherryvale was founded on the land of the osage indians who. Written to enlighten general readers within and well beyond the states borders, it offers coverage not found in previous histories. This book contains the bender tragedy, and is a reprint from june 8, 1875. Cherryvale is the home of frank bellamy who is credited. Cherryvale kansas presbyterian church building antique vintage postcard in united states kansas other. The library is housed in a building of pressed brick with carthage cut stone pillars, concrete foundations, oak flooring and beamed ceilings. Sek and find southeast kansas library system kansas state library kansas easy library of digital books subscribe to our newsletters. Guide to montgomery county, kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records.
The bloody benders serial killers of kansas legends of. The kansas historical society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the states history. York, who was murdered by the bloody benders of cherryvale, kansas. 1881 land plat book for montgomery county image of plat book. Montgomery county is situated in the southern part of the state of kansas, the north line of the indian territory forming its southern boundary. Here is a brief look at the demolition underway of the former lincoln grade school in independence, kan. The cherryvale, kansas historical museum home facebook. Sanborn fire insurance map from cherryvale, montgomery county, kansas.
Photograph courtesy kansas state historical society. Exhibits include a replica of octave chanutes 1896 biplane glider that was once displayed at the smithsonian institution in washington, dc, historic artifacts from the santa fe railroad and harvey house. Cherryvales public library, built in 19, is one of the few carnegie libraries still in use. Hidden history of kansas by adrian zink, soldiers in the army of freedom. History of cherryvale shows that the first building built in thereon was the union hotel at 102 south depot street. After the civil war, as pioneers began to head westward along the many trails through kansas, murder and mayhem. Cherryvale, kansas simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Race, real estate, and uneven development, by kevin fox gotham. Cherryvale kansas city directories family history library city directories in the u. In the 19th century, kansas was a bloody place, especially before the civil war as freesoilers and slavery advocates duked it out for control of the new territory.
For more than ten years he had practiced successfully in mound. City of cherryvale, kansas we have audited the accompanying fund summary statement of regulatory basis receipts, expenditures, and unencumbered cash balances of city of cherryvale, kansas, a municipality, as of and for the year ended december 31, 2012, and. Montgomery county, kansas genealogy genealogy familysearch. On the side of the road near cherryvale, kansas a marker stands to recognize the gruesome murders that the bender family carried out on their homestead from 1871 to 1873. The chanute historical museum is run by the chanute historical society. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and contact info. Cases of america, and the second article is from the 1893 history of labette county.
If you see your name among the cherryvale high school graduates, someone is looking for you. No other single factor was responsible for cherryvales creation and ultimate earlyday success than this railroad. Cherryvale voted in the fall of 1880 in favor of a state law to outlaw the sale and manufacture of spiritual liquors. Louise brooks kansapedia kansas historical society. High school alumni in cherryvale, kansas ks class finders. Cherryvale was platted by the railroad in 1871 and has a rich and unique history all of its own.
Sep 11, 2016 these are the pictures from both my ideas i had when describing the people and places of cherryvale of my books as well as the real cherryvale, kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,367. Long before the area was called home by white settlers, the site of what would become coffeyville was occupied by the black dog band of osage indians who roamed this part of kansas and northern oklahoma, hunting buffalo. So interesting was the atrocities committed by the bender family that in may of 1961 a museum was established in cherryvale for the kansas statewide centennial celebration. Holiday closures the library is closed on most major holidays history room the librarys history room was renovated by donations from the citizens of cherryvale. Haunted history ghost of cherryvale kansas facebook. So powerful was the pull of the railroad in those earlydays that towns literally died overnight if the. A historical marker describing the benders crimes is located in the rest area at the junction of u. Arlene was born on february 16, 1962 and passed away on tuesday, june 11, 2019.
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