Midway is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History
editMidway had its start as a mining town, and was once a major railway shipping point of coal.[2]
A post office was opened in Midway in February 1871, but it closed in March 1878. It re-opened in August 1886, at which time it was renamed Nyack. In May 1887, the old name Midway was restored. The post office closed permanently in 1912.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Midway, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford County, Kansas. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1905. pp. 50–51.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
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