Editing Hardtner, Kansas (section)

==History==
Hardtner was founded in 1887. It was named for Dr. John Hardtner, a landowner.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ | title=Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society | publisher=Kansas State Printing Plant | author=Kansas State Historical Society | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ/page/n251 144]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4694 | title=Profile for Hardtner, Kansas | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=4 June 2014}}</ref>

The first post office in Hardtner was established in July 1887.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:BA |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |access-date=18 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009123819/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:BA |archive-date=October 9, 2013 }}</ref>

By 1908 the townspeople had realized that they would need a railroad line to the outside world in order to survive. The town's founder Jacob Achenbach, helped set up a company to build a line east to Kiowa. The line would have to cross the Santa Fe's tracks to link with the Missouri Pacific, the planned connection for Hardtner's line. The Santa Fe's Superintendent was not about to stand for that, so he had his private car block the spot where the lines would cross. A local got word to him that the Hardtner people had about 45 cowboys ready to "riddle his car with bullets" The Superintendent moved his car, and the line was completed.<ref>[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Hardtner/history.htm Hardtner history] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921130548/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Hardtner/history.htm |date=September 21, 2007 }}</ref>

On June 2, 1929, an F2 [[tornado]] struck Hardtner, causing minor damage. The tornado tracked 12.2 miles and was notable since it moved very slowly, yielding some of the highest quality photographs of a tornado to that date.

Hardtner is also known for its yearly [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] celebrations. This event attracts people from all around the Kansas/Oklahoma state-line area. Yearly events include a themed parade, medallion hunt, pit beef sandwiches, and a fireworks show.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}