Editing Denison, Kansas (section)

==History==

===19th century===
Denison was founded as a result of the ''Kansas City, Wyandotte and Northwestern Railway'' laying tracks that would connect the communities of [[Valley Falls, Kansas|Valley Falls]] and [[Holton, Kansas|Holton]]. The railroad was slated to come through one mile south of an existing village, Tippinville, and in September 1887, A.D. Walker and Hollis Tucker, land speculators, laid out lots for a new town, which was named after Tucker's hometown of [[Denison, Ohio]].  Most of the houses and two churches in Tippinville were physically moved to the new townsite, which is primarily in Garfield Township, with a small portion in Cedar Township (it was all Cedar Township at first).  By August 1890, Tippinvile had been officially vacated and by 1894 Denison had a population of 150.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

A number of Civil War veterans are buried in the Denison Cemetery (and nearby cemeteries, North and South Cedar Cemeteries), and there is one veteran of the [[Mexican–American War]], G. W. White, buried at Denison.  Eliza Cody Myers (Mrs. George Myers), sister of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody is also buried there.  It was a truly exciting event for school children when Buffalo Bill came to Denison to visit his niece, Nellie Myers Copas, and her family.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

A post office, named North Cedar, was established in 1867.  The first school, built of logs, was established in 1858 south of present-day Denison, on the site of the North Cedar Cemetery.  The first church in the area, of the Christian denomination was founded in 1856 by the Rev. J.T. Gardiner. The Reformed Presbyterian Church was established in 1871, with the Rev. J.S.T. Milligan the founding pastor; the United Presbyterian Church, in 1880; and the Denison Methodist Episcopal Church, in 1889.  The Christian, United Presbyterian and Methodist churches united to become the Denison Union Church in 1958, and later became the Denison Bible Church.  The Denison Christian Church building, erected in 1878, now houses the Denison Historical Museum, and is one of three Jackson Co. buildings included in the State Register of Historic Places.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

===20th century===
The Denison State Bank was founded in 1901, and after its second robbery, in 1938, was moved to Holton, the county seat, where it thrives today under the same name. The Denison Rural High School was established in 1916, and a brick building was erected.  It burned in 1938 and a new school building was completed in 1941. Due to school district unification, the last class to graduate from Denison High School was in 1969. However the school continued to serve lower grades until it closed its doors in 1990.  Area students now attend schools in Holton.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}