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Dr. Clyde S. Smith practiced medicine in Willard, Kansas, around 1905 to 1922, when he moved to Rossville, Kansas. He practiced medicine in Rossville until 1959. Delivering triplets was one of the highlights of Dr. Clyde S. Smith’s medical career.…

One of the earliest farmers in Rossville, Kansas, was Henry Ford who acquired 80 acres southwest of Rossville in 1864. He was born May 3, 1836, in Richland County, Ohio. He came to Kansas in 1863 and was a stage coach driver for the Overland Stage…

The Stratton home was one of the many homes that flooded in Rossville, Kansas. It is unknown whether this was picture was taken during the flood of 1903 or 1904.

Leo Dale Berry and Carl Rupin recognized the potential of irrigation and the benefits it would have to their current grain business. In 1953 they formed the Berry Irrigation Company and shipped the first carload of aluminum pipe to Kansas. In 1954…

This bridge is between Willard and Rossville, Kansas. The Rossville News of September 27, 1901, reports, “A force of men with teams and scrapers are putting the Rossville-Willard boulevard in fine shape. When complete this will be the ‘boulest’ road…

The Cedar Bluff Mill was built in 1869 by Joseph Perry, three miles north of Rossville on Cross Creek. Flour was manufactured there until the 1880s and later the mill was used for coarser products. The Pottawatomi Indians were the principal patrons…

The United Brethren Church was the first church building built in Rossville, Kansas. It was built about 1877. The old landmark, five miles north of Rossville, was torn down about 1952.

Mrs. Mary E. Vawter and Mr. Clarence Ernest (C.E.) Gresser worked at the Peoples State Bank in Rossville, Kansas. The bank was founded in 1909. Based on the calendar that shows January 1 being a Friday, this picture was probably taken in 1932.

Mrs. Grace Eversole Hartzell and Mrs. Edna Hartzell Salley travelled in a one-horse open buggy together.

This unidentified farmer is harvesting using his Farmall and McCormick-Deering in Rossville, Kansas.