A Nostalgic Return To A Small Town Feel

By Joseph Tranturder


The city of Louisburg is a quaint little town in eastern Kansas. Louisburg offers a tight-knit community that is friendly and welcome to people of all ages.

There are a number of reasons why a small town offers a nice getaway if you're looking for a break from the daily rush of big city living. These are benefits you don't know you're missing out on until you get there.

The Peoria, Wea, Piankeshaw, and Kaskaskia tribes all resided on this plot of land. These 4 tribes eventually combined to become what was known as the Confederated Tribe of Peoria.

These towns are the places where everyone knows everyone. Everyone is in each other's business.

After the Civil War, the government moved the Confederated Tribe of Peoria to Oklahoma, and the land they had once lived on was sold to more people who wanted to establish homes on the land.

If you don't have apple trees on your property, you can go to your local farmer's market and find scrumptious, locally-grown apples there. Or you can ask around your neighborhood and see if anyone has any unused fruit that they'd like to donate.

To avoid this confusion, the settlers began calling their town New St. Louis or Little St. Louis, since St. Louis, Missouri was a much bigger, more established settlement.

You can always find a negative aspect to every positive one. You just have to find the aspects that matter most to you.

Little St. Louis was well on its way to becoming a real small town. But many changes were still yet to come.

The result is less crime, and more trust in the community. In many towns, it's not uncommon to leave your car running while you run into the gas station to grab a coffee on your way to work.

Louisburg experienced its share of racial and political turmoil as well. A group of guerilla fighters called the Kansas Jayhawkers would find themselves in fights with another militant group, the Missouri Raiders.

The next step is put all the apples into a stock pot or kettle and add 2 inches of water. Make sure to cover the kettle and then set it to simmer on medium high.

Many people and businesses moved down on the southern side of the railroad tracks, the area that would soon become known as downtown Louisburg. The city of Louisburg held its first city election in 1882.

You are known and seen in the City of Louisburg community. People pay attention to you.

Most of these businesses were centered around farming and ranches, so they included horse and agricultural supply stores. By the 1920's, the city of Louisburg had a gas station, as people had starting driving cars and there was more traffic.

You may not be on the cutting edge of what's going on, but the way the internet has advanced, what's to say you can't keep up from a distance? The benefits of being a part of a community that cares for each other far outstrips the perceived quality-of-life losses from leaving a big city.




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