Hardtner, Kansas
Hardtner, the little town in Southwest Barber Co., came into
being in 1886 when Jacob Achenbach of Carrolton, Illinois, who had been farming
for a Dr. Hardtner, came to this country and saw an opportunity to grow and
to develop a community. He purchased 6300 acres of land from Dr. Hardtner for
$5.00 an acre in 1884. He introduced others to come here, and soon the prairies
were dotted with new homes and farms. Within a short time the need for a community
center was seen. Under the leadership of Mr. Achenbach, a townsite company was
formed and was chartered, and the purchased Section 8, 640 acres from Dr. Hardtner
and laid out the site into lots and blocks and named the town HARDTNER after
the man from whom the land was purchased. This was in 1886. The officials of
the company were Ira Wadsworth, president; Jacob Achenbach, vice president;
George C. Smith, Sectretary. (Barber County Kansas - Chosen
Land)
Hardtner School
Hardtner Newspaper
Hardtner Cemetery
Map courtesy of Kimberly (Hoagland) Fowles.
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Plot Map of Hardtner, Barber County, Kansas
Standard Atlas of Barber County Kansas, 1905
Thanks to Kimberly (Hoagland) Fowles for finding and scanning this map for this web site!
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