Posted on 01/01/2018 5:13:26 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
McGee County, Kansas, was in the far Southeast, adjacent to the Missouri State Line. In 1860, the legislature will rename it Cherokee County. Seems Mr. McGee, for whom the County was named, was a pro-slaver.
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