Irving, Kansas
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ghost town, historical layer / disappeared object
Irving is a ghost town in Marshall County, Kansas located six miles southeast of the city of Blue Rapids along the Big Blue River. Irving was one of the many towns affected by the construction of Tuttle Creek Lake about ten miles to the south. Although the lake would never reach the town, the Federal Government forced the residents to permanently vacate the town in 1960.
On May 30, 1879, two tornadoes destroyed most of the town, leaving 19 dead and many more injured. Much of the population left Irving, but the community was rebuilt and functioned as a local agricultural center until it's abandoment.
www.marshallcoks.com/attractions/ghost-towns/
On May 30, 1879, two tornadoes destroyed most of the town, leaving 19 dead and many more injured. Much of the population left Irving, but the community was rebuilt and functioned as a local agricultural center until it's abandoment.
www.marshallcoks.com/attractions/ghost-towns/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving,_Kansas
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°38'14"N 96°35'46"W
- Interstate 70 Interchange 358 A & B 97 km
- Interstate 70 Interchange 253 120 km
- Interstate 70/135 Interchange Exit 250 124 km
- Burlington Lake (former) 134 km
- Former site of Union Airport 138 km
- American Legion Golf Course 204 km
- Fort Zarah (site) 231 km
- epicenter of M2.9 quake on 2015-08-14 21:06:10 (UTC) 328 km
- Carmichael Family Farm 353 km
- Dodge City Speedway 361 km
- Georgia Pacific Gypsum Mine & Industrial Plaster Processing Plant 9 km
- Blaine, Kansas 23 km
- Turtle Creek Wildlife Area 23 km
- Vliets, Kansas 24 km
- Home, Kansas 24 km
- Marysville Municipal Airport (KMYZ/MYZ) 25 km
- Fancy Creek State Park 25 km
- Marshall Wind Farm 30 km
- University Park 31 km
- Tuttle Creek Lake 33 km