The Kansas Migration
From 1857 until the 1880s, residents of Cumberland County migrated en masse to the plains of central Kansas.
From 1857 until the 1880s, residents of Cumberland County migrated en masse to the plains of central Kansas.
After decades of introducing Dickinson students to the fascination of the history of Carlisle and Cumberland County, four years ago I at last had the opportunity to explore the topic myself, first in a book on leisure in the nineteenth century, and then, after retirement, on the important but ignored phenomenon of migration out of the Cumberland Valley.