apr 9, 1881 - Kansas Town Company of Wyandotte County

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On April 9, 1881, the Kansas Town Company of Wyandotte County was organized with an initial capital of $100,000. The incorporators of the company were William B. Strong, George O. Manchester, Jacob and J. R. Mulvane and E. Wilder. Coburn soon purchased 415 acres of land from this company. He turned over 75 acres of land to the railroad. The rest he plotted and put on the market. This new land became known as Mulvane's addition to Argentine. With the smelter's fortunes rising the town was soon growing and prosperous. Source: http://www.ksgenweb.org/wyandott/argentine/03.html