Three men are standing by farming equipment in the Massey Harris building on Main Street in Rossville, Kansas. The man on the left is DeVere Miller, and the other two are unidentified.
This picture of the east side of Main Street in Rossville, Kansas, is looking south. It is featured in the 1971 Rossville Centennial book. The business on the far left is Hopkins & Son hardware store.
The settlement on Cross Creek was in a very strategic position on the Military Road from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Riley. Travel up the Kaw could not be depended upon and man and supplies had to be hauled to Fort Riley overland. The ford and theā¦