Brenner is an unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.[1][2]

History

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Brenner was established in 1872 when the Atchison & Nebraska Railroad was extended to that point.[3]

The first post office at Brenner opened in 1871, closed temporarily in April, 1912, reopened in June, 1912, and reclosed permanently in 1917.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Brenner, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Doniphan County, Kansas". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Gray, Patrick Leopoldo (1905). Gray's Doniphan County History: A Record of the Happenings of Half a Hundred Years. Roycroft Press. p. 18.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

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39°43′31″N 95°06′55″W / 39.72528°N 95.11528°W / 39.72528; -95.11528