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• 1869 survey map of Monticello Township

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  This hand-drawn and watercolored map was created by Isaac Cooper Stuck as part of a contract with Agent James Abbott to complete a survey of all the Shawnee Indian land in Kansas. These maps were likely involved in recording allotments given to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mrs. Mettee and her children, c. 1905

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  Florence Beckett Mettee and her children, Mary Sarah (standing) and Thomas (in lap), pause in their day to pose for a quick snap. How many modern Monticello family photo albums include a couple shots of kids as thrilled as little Mary Sarah?

• A Monticello log cabin built c. 1852

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  The Barnett-McCoy house was built in the Mill Creek settlement of Monticello Township around 1852 out of walnut logs that were harvested and milled locally. The original structure was typical of homes built by the Shawnee people in the area.

• 1874 atlas map of Monticello Township

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  This map of Monticello Township includes property ownership labels, bodies of water, groves of trees, churches, schools, roads, and a multitude of other visual information. The town of Monticello is highlighted with an inset.

• Stone house built in 1874

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  John "Jack" Garrett built this home in 1874 in the popular hall and parlor style common to the time. In the mid-2000s, the City of Shawnee purchased the building and 34 acres of land around it to create Garrett Park. The exterior of the building has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Virginia School, 1924

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  Twenty two students and their teacher pose in front of the Virginia School near 71st and Clare. By 1924, the original one room frontier schoolhouse built in 1878 had been improved with a lean-to entry and coatroom. The building can now be found on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 1922 standard atlas map of Monticello

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  This page from an atlas includes a map of Monticello town, as well as other small cities of Johnson County. The "vacated" note on many of Monticello's streets indicates that the platted parcels were served by municipal streets.

• Otto Theiden on his farm

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  Otto Theden was born in 1875 in Sweden; his World War I draft card notes that by 1918 he was a naturalized citizen living and farming near Wilder with his wife, Arazona (who he identified on the same document as his "no account wife"!) This portrait…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• McCoy family on the lawn of their home c. 1901

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  Woodson McCoy and his older brother, John, moved to Monticello Township from Westport, Missouri by 1875. Their father, J. C. McCoy, was a founder of both Westport and the Town of Kansas, later Kansas City, Missouri. In the 1880s, Woodson began…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Elizabeth McCoy and horse frolic in a stream while Woodson McCoy watches c. 1901

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  Possibly a budding daredevil, Elizabeth McCoy stands fully clothed on the back of a horse that is standing in a creek. On the bank, her father Woodson sits and watches.

• Holliday School c. 1915

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  Holliday was located in northern Johnson County near where Mill Creek meets the Kansas River. This photo was likely taken during the school's construction around 1915.

• Agnes McCoy feeding her chickens c. 1901

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  Accompanied by a pig, Agnes McCoy uses a bucket and ladle to feed chickens on Woodsonia Farm.

• The Coker family on the porch of their general store c. 1896

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  Solomon "Sol" Coker was born in Arkansas in about 1830. By 1855, he was residing in the Third District of Kansas- even before Monticello Township had been formally created! Census records show that Sol's daughter, Lucy, went deaf at age five after…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Students and teacher in front of Monticello School, 1899

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  This photo of students and their teacher, Mr. Folmer, was taken at the Monticello School's second incarnation constructed of clapboard in 1890. The previous stone building was raised by the Garrett brothers in 1865.

• Students and teachers of Monticello School, 1900

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  A year later, the Monticello School's population had dropped considerably. The teacher is not identified in this photo. More of the school building is visible, as is the snow-mottled ground.

• 1912 Land ownership of Johnson County, Kansas

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• Canoeing on Woodsonia Farm pond c. 1901

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  By the turn of the 20th century, the McCoy family had time and space to play on their farm, Woodsonia. The rower is likely Spencer McCoy.

• Land ownership map of Johnson County, Kansas c. 1930

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  Land ownership map from sometime around 1930 showing the spreading rail and road network, civil and political townships, and locations of schools, churches, and other important structures.

• Map showing the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé Railroad system, with its connections, 1883

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  Map of the southwestern states from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; indicates in table form miles of lines in Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and Mexico; shows relief by hachures, drainage, state boundaries, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway tower in Holliday, Kansas in 1958

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  Snow did not stop the roar of the trains, nor did it stop the work of dedicated employees in Holliday. The Holliday tower was located in the railway's Eastern Lines, Eastern Division. The northern route through Monticello Township caused towns like…Read moreRead more of this annotation