The Economic Development of Gray County, Kansas

Author

Marvin A. Hubert, Fort Hays Kansas State College

Department

Economics, Finance, & Accounting

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Abstract

This thesis is a study of the economic development of Gray County, Kansas from the time of the organization of the county in 1887 to the year 1939. Historical facts and economic trends which tend to show progress or retardation have been organized in an attempt to show significant phases of the problem. Even though the study is limited to a period of fifty years, important events in the history of the territory prior to this time are not ruled out insofar as they have a bearing on the future development of the county.

Keywords

Santa Fe Trail, Buffalo hunting, Railroad and homestead land, Drought of 1887-1889, Farming, Fruit and truck crops, Sugar beets, Dairying, Sheep, Poultry, Swine, Indians of North America, Native Americans, Kansas--History, Frontier & pioneer life, Ingalls Kansas, Indigenous peoples, Gray County (Kan.)

Advisor

Dr. Ernest Ray McCartney

Date of Award

Spring 1939

Document Type

Thesis

DOI

10.58809/VNXQ4253

Recommended Citation

Hubert, Marvin A., "The Economic Development of Gray County, Kansas" (1939). Master's Theses. 296.
DOI: 10.58809/VNXQ4253
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/296

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