RICHTER

NAME: Richter COUNTY: Franklin ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: Normal Kansas climate BEST TIME TO VISIT: Year round

COMMENTS: Take K68 Hwy West from Ottawa and turn North on Idaho Road just before you reach the train tracks. There will be more train tracks, cross those. REMAINS: A few houses and a church

The Richter community was originally part of the Chippewa Indian reserve and first served as a stage stop before the Santa Fe Railroad came in 1883. Richter flourished through the turn of the century with a depot, grain elevator and stores. The Iverne Mercantile store, built in 1890, closed in 1940. The Methodist Church built in 1899 is still in use. Submitted by: Amanda Poe

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