In 1872, the town was incorporated as a third-class city, with W.S. Smith elected as the first mayor. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad reached the Cottonwood Falls area that year. The first major bridge over the river was also built that year — a 150-foot-long iron truss bridge.
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