CICERO

NAME: Cicero COUNTY: Sumner ROADS: 2WD GRID: 4 CLIMATE: Cold in winter, hot in summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime

COMMENTS: No residents. take US 81 4 miles north from Wellington, Ks. turn east on gravel road about 2 1/2 miles. REMAINS: Town hall remains standing to this day, elevator ruins, 1 house

The town was founded in the late 1800's. At one time it had 2 wooden grain elevators, a town hall, 3 or 4 houses and a store with a post office in the store. The town hall was used for all social activities such as meetings, dances voting and church services. There was a 1 room school house 1/2 mile west of town. The santa Fe railroad runs through town. The mainstay of Cicero was the shipping of wheat and cattle to market in major cities such as Wichita, Emporia, and Kansas City. The elevators were torn down by the Santa fe for fear of them collapsing on the tracks. the town was deserted shortly after the end of World War 2 when trucks became more readily available to haul crops and livestock directly to market. Submitted by: Larry LeTourneau

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