Black_Jack,_Kansas
Black Jack, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Kansas, U.S.
Black Jack is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.[1]
The Battle of Black Jack was fought near Black Jack Creek in 1856.[2] Black Jack was founded in 1857, and named after nearby Black Jack Creek.[3] The creek was named for the Blackjack Oak trees along its course.[4] A post office was established at Black Jack in 1858, and remained in operation until 1895.[5]
- Cleland, Nora (June 12, 1961). "Only few of 45 county settlements left". Lawrence Journal-World. pp. 12A. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- Hughes, John Taylor; Connelley, William Elsey; Allen, Dewitt Clinton; Charles R. Morehead (1907). Doniphan's Expedition and the Conquest of New Mexico and California. The author. p. 633.
- "Douglas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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