Beulah, Kansas
Beulah, Kansas | |
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  Beulah  Beulah | |
| Coordinates:37°26′25″N94°49′42″W/ 37.44028°N 94.82833°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Crawford |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Elevation | 974 ft (297 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6(CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5(CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-06475 |
| GNIS ID | 469727[1] |
Beulahis anunincorporated communityinCrawford County, Kansas,United States.[1]
History
[edit]Beulah was founded in 1874 by a colony of Methodists. The Methodistchurchwas completed in 1881.[2]A post office was opened in Beulah on December 31, 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued on March 15, 1955.[3]
Beulah was a station on theSt. Louis–San Francisco Railway.[4]
Notable people
[edit]College footballcoach and innovatorHomer Woodson Hargisswent to Beulah High School before it closed.[5]
References
[edit]- ^abcdU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beulah, Kansas
- ^"William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas".Kansas Collection of Books. Archived fromthe originalon February 12, 2003.RetrievedNovember 30,2012.
- ^"Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)".Kansas Historical Society. Archived fromthe originalon October 9, 2013.RetrievedJune 6,2014.
- ^Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912).Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc.Standard Publishing Company. pp.178.
- ^"Bill Hargiss' youth, 1887".Hargiss family: The Life and Legacy of H. W. "Bill" Hargiss 1887-1978.RetrievedNovember 30,2012.
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