The first families settled here in Ellsworth in 1855, feeling it held great opportunity. The first school in Ellsworth was built in 1857, and the first post office, store, and hotel in 1860. Ellsworth was platted in 1862 and the Village of Ellsworth was incorporated in 1887.
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In Ellsworth are the business offices (built c. 1890) and home (built 1902) of cattleman Bartlett Richards (1862-1911), a Vermont native. Richards, brothers ...
Dodatus O. Parks came to Ellsworth from Cayugo County, New York in 1880, and purchased 46 acres in Ellsworth, which later was plotted into our village. north ...
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Ellsworth was platted in 1862 and the Village of Ellsworth was incorporated in 1887. The village was initially called Perry, in honor of the War of 1812 hero, ...
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Once called "The Wickedest Cattletown in Kansas", the city is named for Fort Ellsworth, which was built in 1864. Due to speculation on imminent railroad ...
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The town of Ellsworth was platted in October, 1880, by John I. Blair, for the Western Town Lot Company. This was the real estate division of the Toledo ...