We were also told that when Junius G. Groves passed away, that there was a marker, a stone and that stone was stolen. My mother says twice, "I don't want to be blinded by t that everybody thinks ...

The “Potato King of the World” hailed from the Sunflower State. Historical records credited the king, Junius Groves, with growing more bushels of potatoes per acre than anyone else in the world.

EDWARDSVILLE, Kan. (KCTV) - An Edwardsville street has been renamed in honor of Junius Groves, recognized as the ‘Potato King.’ Groves was born a slave and built a potato empire in Kansas.

Explore the extraordinary rise and legacy of Junius Groves, the “Potato King of the World." The Potato King tells the story of Junius Groves, a formerly enslaved man who became known as the ...