Back نیکادیموس، کانزاس AZB Nicodemus, Kansas English نیکادیموس، کانزاس Persian نیکودموس (کانزاس) GLK 尼科迪默斯 (堪薩斯州) Chinese
Nicodemus, Kansas | |
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 Nicodemus Township Hall (2006) | |
 Nicodemus plat map | |
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| Coordinates: 39°23′40″N 99°37′1″W / 39.39444°N 99.61694°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Graham |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Named for | Nicodemus |
| Elevation | 2,021 ft (616 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 20-50550 [1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0472219 [1] |
Nicodemus is an unincorporated community in Graham County, Kansas, United States.[1] The community was created in 1877. it is named after the Biblical figure Nicodemus.[2]
The Nicodemus National Historic Site is in Nicodemus. The place commemorates the only remaining western town created by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period. During the last weekend of July, former residents and their descendants return for celebrations and parades.
In 1976, Nicodemus was named a National Historic Landmark. As of 2018, its First Baptist Church, African Methodist Episcopal Church, and other historic buildings are in bad condition that they cannot be opened to the public.[3]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "GNIS Detail - Nicodemus". geonames.usgs.gov.
- ↑ Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, ISBN 0-8061-0994-7
- ↑ Edwards, Richard (July 5, 2018). "The disappearing story of the black homesteaders who pioneered the West". Washington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2018.