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The Largest Colored Colony in America!

newspaper excerpt that advertised the Nicodemus colony.

This advertisement for Nicodemus, Graham County, Kansas, describes the location of the colony near the Solomon River and the town company's plans to build more houses, businesses, and other public buildings. The trustees were quick to note that they will not build any saloon or "houses of ill fame" during the first five years of settlement. Nicodemus was settled in 1878 and is the oldest surviving all-black settlement west of the Mississippi River founded by former slaves. Today the town is a National Parks Service site and is open to visitors.

Kansas Memory Project, Kansas State Historical Society

Kansas Historical Society

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Nicodemus National Historic Site, Code: NICO
Homestead National Historical Park, Code: HOME

Nicodemus National Historic Site, Graham County, Kansas
Latitude: 39.3903999328613, Longitude: -99.6178970336914

Homestead National Historical Park, Gage County, Nebraska
Latitude: 40.2879981994629, Longitude: -96.8339004516602

KSHS Identifier : DaRT ID: 210499

Title: Kansas Memory Project
URL: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210499

05/16/1877

01/01/1870 - 12/30/2018

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W. R. Hill Nicodemus Town Company

Organization: Homestead National Historical Park
Address: 8523 W State Hwy 4, Beatrice, NE 68310

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021 8:42:19 AM

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