Pfeifer, Kansas
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Pfeifer is an unincorporated community in Freedom Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located Script error: No such module "convert". south of Victoria.[2]
History
Volga German immigrants founded Pfeifer in August 1876, naming it after the village they had emigrated from in Russia. The final group of Volga German immigrants arrived from the community of Kamenka in June 1878. In 1884, the settlement moved to its current location.[3] The former Easdale post office relocated to Pfeifer, two miles south across the Smoky Hill River, in 1887, and remained in operation under that name until 1961.[4][5]
Beginning in 1879, local residents constructed a series of church buildings that culminated in the completion of Holy Cross Church in May 1918.[3]
Geography
Pfeifer is located approximately Script error: No such module "convert". east of U.S. Highway 183, Script error: No such module "convert". south of Interstate 70 and Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Hays, the county seat.[2]
Pfeifer lies on the south side of the Smoky Hill River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.[6]
Transportation
Saratov Street, a paved county road, runs north–south through Pfeifer. Northeast of the community, it becomes Pfeifer Avenue, connecting Pfeifer with Victoria Script error: No such module "convert". to the north.[7]
Notable people
Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Pfeifer include:
- Monty Basgall (1922-2005), Major League Baseball major second baseman and coach and minor league manager[8]
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Further reading
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External links
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