Brief
History from wikipedia:
Russell County was
organized on July 18, 1872, by Benjamin
Pratt; and A. E. Mathews. Russell County
contains the cities of
Gorham, Bunker Hill, Lucas, Luray,
Paradise, Dorrance, Russell and Waldo. The
county was named for
Captain Avra P. Russell, Second
Kansas Regiment, killed at Prairie Grove,
Arkansas, in December, 1862
The introduction of Turkey Red Wheat
into the county in 1880 greatly changed
the agricultural picture for the area. The
discovery of oil in 1923, over 150
miles from the nearest oil producing
field, enabled Russell County to become
one of the
state's leading producers.
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