Lafontaine, Kansas
Lafontaine is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, USA.[1]
History
Lafontaine was founded in 1879.[2]
The Missouri Pacific Railroad was built through Lafontaine in 1886.[2][3]
A post office was opened in Lafontaine in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1991.[4]
References
- ↑ "Wilson County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- 1 2 Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 92.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1898). A Gazetteer of Kansas. Govt. Print. Off. p. 127.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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Coordinates: 37°23′57″N 95°50′43″W / 37.39917°N 95.84528°W
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