Cedar Point

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Cedar Point

A "Quiet" town of Chase County, Kansas

A "Quiet" town is defined as one which has lost a large portion of its former population due to changes in economic conditions,
 or been subjected to natural disasters.  It becomes "Quiet" when the schools are closed.

They are often called "Ghost towns", which in Kansas, is not correct since people still do live there,
 unlike many ghost mining towns of the West which have been totally abandoned.

 

boating on Main Street during one of the periodic floods

 

the Cottonwood River which causes the flooding

 

First and Main


on the North Side

the Mill

 

mill on the Cottonwood River

 

side view of the mill

 

street side of the mill

 

one of the mill stones


on the South side

The Post Office and along Main Street

 

 

Cedar Point Post Office

 

services the people still remaining in town

 

along Main Street

 

former businesses on Main Street

 

former rail depot

 

the fire department
contains vehicles but no personnel
(serviced on call from volunteers from across the county)


on the East side

Carpenter's Garage

 

 

Gerald Carpenter who spent all his life in Cedar Point

 

Gerald Carpenter and his sister, Yvonne (Carpenter) Allen (center right)
telling visitors the story of the town and the flooding


Around the former town

 

current City Hall

 

gym

 

and classroom of the former school
(closed in the 1970's due to low student enrollment)

 

tin and stone store fronts

 

current resident

 

abandoned

 

restored

 

needs restoration

 

with a direct TV dish

 

or traditional TV antenna

 

with a vehicle used on the gravel dirt roads

 

Seven-Up Ranch ?


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