Coronado, Kansas
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Coronado, now a siding on the Union Pacific railroad in Wichita County
, Kansas
, United States
, was once a thriving community. Platted in 1885, Coronado was involved in the bloodiest county seat fight
in the history of the American West. The shoot-out on February 27, 1887, with boosters—some would say hired gunmen—from nearby Leoti
left several people dead and wounded. Afterwards numerous famous lawmen from Dodge City gathered to calm the storm that ensued after the bloody fight. A small town called Farmer City
, which was located between Coronado and Leoti, was hoped by some to become the county seat—which would end the fighting. Leoti later won the right to become the county seat and now the other two towns consist mainly of farmland.
Wichita County, Kansas
Wichita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,234...
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Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
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United States
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, was once a thriving community. Platted in 1885, Coronado was involved in the bloodiest county seat fight
County seat war
A county seat war is a phenomenon that occurred in the American West as it was being settled, although incidences elsewhere, such as in West Virginia, have been also been recorded. As new towns sprang up and county lines were drawn, there was intense competition for the status and tax benefits...
in the history of the American West. The shoot-out on February 27, 1887, with boosters—some would say hired gunmen—from nearby Leoti
Leoti, Kansas
Leoti, pronounced "Lee-oh-TAH", is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,534.- History :...
left several people dead and wounded. Afterwards numerous famous lawmen from Dodge City gathered to calm the storm that ensued after the bloody fight. A small town called Farmer City
Farmer City, Kansas
Farmer City was a community in Wichita County, Kansas, United States. It was hoped that it would become the county seat — a compromise between the fighting towns of Leoti and Coronado. Soon after Leoti won the fight, Farmer City and most of Coronado vanished....
, which was located between Coronado and Leoti, was hoped by some to become the county seat—which would end the fighting. Leoti later won the right to become the county seat and now the other two towns consist mainly of farmland.
External links
- War in Wichita County (see bottom of page)