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Church, rectangle with square corner entrance tower NE, one-and-a-half story, three front and side bays, wood frame and weatherboard, stone foundation (parged), gable roof. Square entrance tower with flat roof and parapet, recessed entrance with…

School, rectangle with two side entrances, one story, four front and five side bays, wood frame and weatherboard construction, rubble stone foundation, gable roof with corrugated metal roofing. Two curved wooden shed stoops on ornamental brackets,…

Union Pacific train plowing through snow on tracks near Sylvan Grove, KS

Clearing trees on Resco home place, five miles north of Agenda, Kansas. Shown: John Resco, John Ellsworth, Reba, Mae and Erma Resco.

Cyclone Overview
The cyclone struck Coffeyville, Kansas, on June 1, 1917, causing significant destruction in just three minutes. ​
Numerous homes and businesses were completely wrecked, with many families affected.
The document includes…

Cyclone Overview
The cyclone hit Coffeyville without warning on June 1, 1917. ​
It unroofed 200 buildings and killed three people.
Property damage was conservatively estimated at $500,000.

Impact on the City
The storm primarily affected…

Postcard of Coffeyville's Memorial Auditorium at 11th & Maple St. Circa 1930

Complete minutes from the Carnegie Public Library monthly board meetings. This meeting minutes collection starts in January 1981 and ends in December 1990

Photos of historic churches in Coffeyville. Photos taken by John and Marilyn Biever in 1982 and are still standing and in use as of May 2026.

First Christian Church at 9th and Elm Streets (Photo also includes a corner shot of the First United…