Harding, Kansas

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Harding is an unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States.

History

A post office was established at Harding in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.{{cite web | title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 | url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:BB | publisher=Kansas Historical Society | accessdate=August 2, 2014}} The community was named for Russell Harding, a railroad official.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xdchAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bp8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1273%2C4234430 | title=Many Towns Have Disappeared | work=The Fort Scott Tribune | date=July 16, 1976 | accessdate=16 May 2015 | pages=3C}}

References

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Further reading

{{See also|Bourbon County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Bourbon County, Kansas}}