Lasita, Riley County

Title

Lasita, Riley County

Subject

Little Town on the High Prairie: Lasita, Riley County, Kansas, 1880-1935

Description

This study will focus on Lasita, Fancy Creek Township, Riley County, Kansas. Lasita is an example of a typical turn of the 20th century rural town where the railroad influenced the establishment and prosperity of the town, and the automobile and Great Depression influenced the demise. This study uses plat maps, photographs, biographies, memoirs, and records.

Creator

Jeremiah T. VanGilder

Publisher

The Chapman Center for Rural Studies

Date

Spring 2011

Rights

The Chapman Center for Rural Studies

Relation

Kansas State University, Department of History

Format

Pdf,

Geolocation

Citation

Jeremiah T. VanGilder, “Lasita, Riley County,” Chapman Center Research Collections, accessed May 28, 2023, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/44.