History Lyons, Kansas

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1915 railroad map of rice county


for millennia, land known kansas inhabited native americans.


although coronado s exact route across plains uncertain , has been disputed, , men thought have camped near present location of lyons on quest quivira, native american place indians southwest had told them fabulously wealthy in gold. west of lyons cross commemorating juan de padilla, member of coronado s expedition, returned following year missionary. killed in 1542 native americans after establishing church in area, , considered first christian martyr in north america.


in 1803, of modern kansas secured united states part of louisiana purchase.


lyons main street (u.s. highway 56) based on santa fe trail.


in 1854, kansas territory organized, in 1861 kansas became 34th u.s. state. in 1867, rice county founded.


lyons called atlanta, , under latter name founded in 1870. renamed lyons in 1876, in honor of freeman j. lyons.


in 1878, atchison, topeka , santa fe railway , parties marion county , mcpherson county chartered marion , mcpherson railway company. in 1879, branch line built florence mcpherson, in 1880 extended lyons, in 1881 extended ellinwood. line leased , operated atchison, topeka , santa fe railway. line florence marion, abandoned in 1968. in 1992, line marion mcpherson sold central kansas railway. in 1993, after heavy flood damage, line marion mcpherson abandoned. original branch line connected florence, marion, canada, hillsboro, lehigh, canton, galva, mcpherson, conway, windom, little river, mitchell, lyons, chase, ellinwood.


lyons incorporated city in 1880, same year railroad built through it.


in 1890, western salt company put down first shaft mine salt in lyons.


in 1970s federal government interested in using local site burial of high-level nuclear waste.








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