The first settlers in the area that would eventually become Neodesha established a trading post in October 1867 to the northwest of the present town. Landmarks include Brown Hotel, Neodesha United States Post Office and Norman No. 1 Oil Well. Neodesha is the birthplace of Erv Pitts, south Dakota football, basketball, and baseball coach.
Neodesha, Kansas gifts and souvenirs: 31 designs made from Neodesha's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $99. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
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| Neodesha Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Neodesha Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Neodesha Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Neodesha Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Neodesha Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Neodesha Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
Population 2010: 2,486 → 2020: 2,275
From Wikidata (CC0).
The first settlers in the area that would eventually become Neodesha established a trading post in October 1867 to the northwest of the present town. They were allowed by the Osage Native Americans to establish a trading post on the Osage Diminished Reserve because the nearest trading post was over thirty miles away. After the Drum Creek Treaty had been signed by the Osage tribe in September 1870 and the tribe moved to Indian Territory, it opened the way for settlers to move to the area. Neodesha was incorporated March 2, 1871 and the original plat was filed with the U.S. Land Office in July 1871. Neodesha is an Osage name meaning "meeting of the waters".
The first commercially successful oil well drilled in what would become the Mid-Continent Oil Field was drilled in Neodesha in 1892. Norman No. 1 Oil Well was located in the southeast part of the city. The Norman No. 1 Museum is near the location of the original wellsite.
In 1943, German and Italian prisoners of World War II were brought to Kansas and other midwestern states as a means of solving the labor shortage caused by American men serving in the war effort. Large internment camps were established in Kansas: Camp Concordia, Camp Funston (at Fort Riley), Camp Phillips (at Salina, under Fort Riley). Fort Riley established 12 smaller branch camps, including Neodesha.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Neodesha, Kansas, revision 1380474932 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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5 free coloring pages of Neodesha, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Neodesha's population was 2,275 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 2,486 in 2010.
Brown Hotel
Neodesha United States Post Office
Norman No. 1 Oil Well
A view of Neodesha