Russell County Settlement and Economic Development

Author

Larry G. Bowman, Fort Hays Kansas State College

Department

History

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Abstract

This study is a history of Russell County, Kansas. It has been limited, in the main, to the economic aspect of the county's history. However, there are three chapters concerning settlement. The first chapter deals mainly with the physiographic nature of the Great Plains; the second treats the coming of the railroad; a chapter on the actual settlement of the county follows. The remaining four chapters deal with agriculture, oil and population. Thus this thesis will relate the events leading to settlement, economic life and a brief demographic study of the county.

Keywords

Russell County (Kan.), Homesteading, Kansas--History, Agriculture, Petroleum industry, Frontier & pioneer life

Advisor

Dr. Raymond L. Welty

Date of Award

Spring 1959

Document Type

Thesis - campus only access

DOI

10.58809/HIWA1739

Recommended Citation

Bowman, Larry G., "Russell County Settlement and Economic Development" (1959). Master's Theses. 652.
DOI: 10.58809/HIWA1739
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/652

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