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Montgomery County

 
Kansas State Historical Marker
Montgomery County
 
KS, USA
 
 
      Until 1867 this was Osage Indian country. White settlement started when the government opened a strip along the east boundary for land-hungry settlers. The Osages quickly began selling claims to immigrants for a few dollars each. By 1869, when the county was organized, the Verdigris valley was alive with campers.

    Montgomery County
    Archived 1999 at Brown Musem, Coffeyville