WOODS

NAME: Woods COUNTY: Stevens ROADS: 2WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: Hot Summers, Cold Winters, Dry BEST TIME TO VISIT: April - September, Can become real hot in Summer

COMMENTS: Woods, is located 13 miles East of Hugoton, on Hwy. 51, in Stevens County, Kansas. About the only special thing to see or do is enjoy one of the flattest parts of our great nation, and despite its' name there are not may trees in this part of the country unless they are planted. REMAINS: The old store (see photo), a couple of houses (occupied), and the Cargil Grain Elevator, are all that is left.

I don't know much about the towns history in particular, except it was named in honor of a banker in Liberal, Kansas, by the name of C. E. Woods. It was the last town along the failed Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad, that ran from Woods to Liberal, Kansas. With Woods as with other small towns in this part of the country, its' development had a great deal to do with the storage and transportation of grain, as well as serving some of the other needs of farmers nearby. Submitted by: Tony Whisenant

Woods Courtesy Tony Whisenant

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