NICODEMUS, Kan. (KSNW) — A Chautauqua event will be held in May at the Nicodemus National Historic Site. Nicodemus is the oldest and only remaining black settlement west of the Mississippi.

That has some residents worried that Nicodemus, a national historic site settled by former slaves, could soon be a ghost town. “It may not be like this forever,” said Switzer, who has lived in ...

“From the railroad all the way down to quilting.” Another of Bates’ goals was designating Nicodemus as a National Historic Site with the National Park Service, which requires an Act of Congres ...