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Monday, June 29, 2009 11:58 AM

A closer look: Homewood

By The Herald Staff

The first settlers in Homewood, southwest of Ottawa on Old Highway 50, were German immigrants who came in 1857.

The land around Homewood was purchased by a coal company that later sold the land to farmers.

Chippewa Indians often traded at a small trading post, owned by Capt. Abraham Funk.

The town served as a stop on the Kansas City, Burlington and Santa Fe Railroad when it was built.

Today, a small number of families reside in old and new homes in the townsite.

Several old, vacant business structures and a church remains

Information taken from “The History of Franklin County, Kansas,” compiled by the Franklin County Historical Society and Friends of the Ottawa Library.

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Just the facts: Homewood

• Population — 493

• Male — 48.9 percent

• Female — 51.1 percent

• Median age — 39.17

Source: The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2000 census

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Government

The Homewood area does not have a city council, but it is represented by a township board. The Homewood Township Board consists of Chester Fredricks, trustee; Doug Higbie, clerk; and Audra McCurdy, treasurer.