Belleville (Kansas)

Localization

The coordinates geographical of Belleville are: (39.823548, -97.630183)

History

Before the arrival of the European colonists, the area was inhabited by the Indians Pawnee S. the first community installed on the territory of Belleville in 1869 was made up of J.C. Reily, David Cory, J.E. Van Natta, T.C. Reily, H.G. Jackson, John Cory, J.H. Campbell, NR. T. Van Natta, John McFarland, B.F. Saylor, R.P. West, A.B. Tutton, Henry Frint. Its name comes to him from the woman from her founder, Arabelle Tutton, Belle City.

The city located on a plate enjoys a released sight going from 8 to 30 km in all the directions. Because of its altitude, one then needed a puit a depth of at least 30 m to supply itself out of water, in addition excellent quality. It, at that time, is not situeée that with 15 kilometers of coal mines, which gives to its inhabitants the advantage of a cheap energy, which is the case only of rare localities of Kansas and Nebraska. The salt and coal layers being close to the city and the railroad companies of the Burlington & Missouri To rivet Road and of the Missouri Pacific which will cross soon the county of North to the South will undoubtedly crééront a halt close to the Belleville and coal mines thus (in fact a station will be creates in Belleville).

The population of Belleville east of approximately 400 inhabitants the January 11th 1878, when it is built-in like city of third class, the authorities are then made up of: W.H. Woodward, Mayor; Chauncy Perry, Edward Knowles, D. Muller, E.E. Chapman and F. NR. Munger, Members of the Council; C.H. Smith, Secretary, and W. Haskett, Judge.

Number 1 of the newspaper The Belleville Telescope appears on September 20th, 1870, it is published by J.C. Murphry. The first teacher is Mrs W.S. Latham which starts to teach in August 1870. The first school is built in 1872 and cost six thousand Dollars. The first church is set up in 1874.

The Belleville Bank is founded in November 1881, by the brothers George NR. and Earnest Davis with a capital of 25 ' 000 $, they hope to have soon a building hones some to accommodate their customers.

Source

Belleville on kancoll.org

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