Brief
History from Kansas State Historical
Society:
H. Neiman; Walter
Munch; William Lawrence; Hubbard Wilcox;
William McOwen; Charles Shafer; John
Cogan; W. T.
Wetherel; Joel T. Davis; R. M.
Spivey; C. S. Bowneau; James Sprague; J.
C. Johnston; D. Ainsworth; Judge R. W. P.
Muse;
and L. E. Steele organized Harvey
County on February 29, 1872. Named
for James Harvey, Governor of Kansas
1869-1873, the county contains the
cities of Burrton, Hesston, Halstead,
Newton, North Newton, Sedgwick (part) and
Walton.
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