SQUIRESVILLE |
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NAME: Squiresville COUNTY: Johnson ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: Hot Summers BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime |
COMMENTS:
199th & renner rd. (nw corner) REMAINS: Nothing but a cow pasture today. |
Post Office opened Dec 8, 1857. Was a stagecoach stop between Olathe & Kansas City. A large hotel was built on the site.The Post Office closed in September of 1868. During the Civil War, many soldiers went to the hotel to relax as the liquor flowed and was also a house of prostitution. Submitted by: James Lee |
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