Lakota High School - Lakhian Yearbook (Kansas, OH)

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I , im. H. 1 H ' 1 Railroads And Oil Booms Established Communities Within our district many small villages have been founded during the 1800 s. Prosperity was brought about by the discovery of oil and the in- creased use of railroads. Small towns were so numerous be- cause of the transportation difficulties in the early days of this area. lt was necessary for people to be able to get to a town and back within a day. So consequently men saw the opportunity to open businesses that would attract residents of the vicinity. General stores and blacksmith shops were the most common. Risingsun is located in Wood County about six miles west of out high school. It is populated by approx- imately eight hundred people . The town was first started in 1834 by Benjamin Wollam and was called Black Swamp but forty years later the name was changed to Risingsun, because it was the first town in Wood County to see the sun in the morning . During the 1830's, Risingsun be- came a thriving town due to the Oil Boom. In the early life if Risingsun, there were saloons, many hotels, PSS- taurants, an opera house, miles of railroad tracks, and a public school built. john Bradner led a small wagon train that made its final rest stop around what is now the corner of Main and Caldwell streets in Bradner. Founded in 1876, its growth was the result of the discovery of oil. In 1855, jacob and Abraham Ash founded Ashville, now called Kansas The first train ran through Kansas on February 1, 1859. Kansas also had a street car line that went to Fostoria . Today nany businesses have de- preciated, because of the prosperous cities which had an abundance of job offerings and a larger selection of everyday needs . Since the railroads and oil booms have declined, we see no future growth in our area, except for our farm lands. 1, i g. 4. HA -!t-if U PUBLIC SCHOOL AT RISINGSUN ff' 2 f'i-Q-..., lf:-Bmw'

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