Description: COMISKEY KANSAS RPPC ~ GHOST TOWN 1910c ~ Methodist Church MORRIS COUNTY. Near Burdick, dunlap etcComiskey is a ghost town in Morris County, Kansas, United States.[1] It was located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Council Grove, next to the county line.History[edit]Comiskey was platted in 1887 and originally a whistle-stop of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. A post office existed in Comiskey from 1887 to 1929 (about 42 years).[2] In 1910, the community had a population of 28.[3]Following the St. Louis Browns victory in the 1886 World Series over the Chicago White Stockings, the Missouri Pacific Railroad honored several of the St. Louis players by naming some of their depots after the players. This community was named in honor of St. Louis Browns 1st baseman Charles Comiskey (later he founded Chicago White Sox and built Comiskey Park). The neighboring city of Bushong was named after Doc Bushong from the same team.[4]Comiskey Cemetery still exists about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of the former community at southwest of the intersection of 100 Rd and U Ave.
Price: 155 USD
Location: Oakland, California
End Time: 2024-11-08T02:06:18.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Year Manufactured: 1910
City: Burdick
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: ghost town
Type: Real Photo (RPPC)
Continent: North America
Era: Real Photo (1900-Now)
Region: Kansas
Country: United States
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Community Life, Hotel & Restaurant, Hunting & Fishing, Patriotic, Politics, Religious, Roadside America, Tourism, Transportation, Travel
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
