Challenging Crossroads in Trego County

The early settlers of Trego County faced many different hardships along the way as they established their homesteads. It was not an easy way of life to come out to western Kansas and build a home and a livelihood. Even the early travelers through the area on the Butterfield Overland Despatch encountered difficult conditions. The local newspapers shared many of the stories of the early homesteaders and the tragedies that they had to overcome. This exhibit focuses on one decade where three tragedies tested the strength of the county residents.