Mount Pleasant, Kansas

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Mount Pleasant is a ghost town in Atchison County, in the U.S. state of Kansas.[1]

History[]

The first settlement at Mount Pleasant was made in 1854.[2] A post office called Mount Pleasant was in operation from 1855 until 1900.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Pleasant (historical)
  2. ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 403.
  3. ^ "Atchison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

Coordinates: 39°26′52″N 95°08′16″W / 39.44778°N 95.13778°W / 39.44778; -95.13778


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