Globe, Kansas Explained

Globe, Kansas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Image Map1:Map of Douglas Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Douglas County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Globe
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:38.7822°N -95.3997°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Douglas
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Marion
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:1056
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:785
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:20-26710
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:484892

Globe is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is located along U.S. Highway 56 in Marion Township. To the west of Globe is the Simmons Point Station.[1]

History

Founded in 185758 along the Santa Fe Trail, Globe was originally known as Marion (named after the Revolutionary War general Francis Marion). The small hamlet had an initial population of 11 people.[2] According to Alfred Theodore Andreas's tome History of the State of Kansas (1883), "The improvements made by the town company were few a town well was dug, a blacksmith shop erected, a store opened by D. Hubbard, and a few dwelling houses built."[2]

On May 8, 1863, a bushwhacker posse led by Dick Yeager stormed through Marion and shot Hubbard in the lungs. He survived the attack, but his house was robbed. (Yeager would serve under William Quantrill a few months later during the infamous Lawrence massacre.)[3]

In 1865, the Union Pacific Railway diverted traffic from the Santa Fe trail, causing the town's population to dwindle.[2] [4] In 1881, the small town's name was changed to Globe.[2] The Marion/Globe post office, opened in 1858, closed in 1867, was reestablished in 1870, closed again in 1894, reopened in 1895, and closed permanently in 1900.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Knox. Ron. Time is Running Out for Historic Structure. January 28, 2018. Lawrence Journal-World. May 14, 2006.
  2. Book: Andreas, Alfred Theodore. A. T. Andreas. History of the State of Kansas. 1883. Chicago, IL. 360.
  3. News: Hubbard . D. . Reminiscences of the Yeager Raid . July 6, 2018 . The Olathe Mirror . December 3, 1903.
  4. News: Only Few of 45 County Settlements Left . . Jun 12, 1961 . November 1, 2015 . Cleland, Nora . 13A.
  5. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130310055433/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:1/county:DG/sort:County.county_name/direction:asc . March 10, 2013 .