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The wrecking crew is dismantling the old highway bridge at the west edge of Rossville. The historic structure has been blocked off from use for some time. --Photo by Letitia Hubbard

Crossarm down in Rossville
The railroad crossing pole and crossarm at US 24 Hwy at Main Street in Rossville was not damaged as an act of vandalism as might first be suspected. A train was pulling a flat car loaded with army tanks when apparently one…

Early Morning Accident Near Rossville Results in Injuries
Robert Kerwin, 18, St. Marys, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Kerwin, was admitted to St. Francis Hospital early Wednesday morning following a three-vehicle smashup near Rossville. His left arm…

Last Sunday night, the Chevrolet driven by Chuck Macha, Rossville, (shown at right) went out of control on the wet street and jumped the ditch, then collided with the Cadillac shown at left. The Cadillac parked in the drive is owned by Buddy Taylor…

Great Smith Comes Home
At last, the day had arrived! The beautiful bright red and black 1910 Great Smith which Harold Irwin, Rossville, purchased in Dallas was transported to Rossville by a specially-built van constructed to handle antique cars. Mr.…

Extensive damage occurred to this 1973 Ford which was in an accident Thursday morning, September 12. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol which worked the accident, Debbie D. Lord, 18, Rossville, attempted to enter U.S. 24 from a county road at…

These railroad tracks are pictured looking west at the bridge over Cross Creek in Rossville, Kansas.

Pictured are Archie Cless, Carl Parr, and Irene Howard in possibly the first automobile seen in Rossville, Kansas. From the March 14, 1902, issue of the Rossville News, Mr. U. G. Stewart wrote, "Mr. George Burghart of the Burghart Cigar Company of…

This bridge is between Rossville and Willard, Kansas. The Rossville News of September 27, 1901, reports, “A force of men with teams and scrapers are putting the Rossville-Willard boulevard in fine shape. When complete this will be the ‘boulest’ road…

Southeast of Rossville, Kansas, (between Rossville and Silver Lake) stood the town of Kingsville which Andrew Wilson built and erected at his own expense: a depot (pictured), hotel, store, blacksmith shop, cattle yard, scales, and a stone school…