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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN2R_not-so-little-a-farm-on-the-prairie_Olathe-KS.html
The agricultural censuses for 1860, 1865, and 1870 make it clear that J.B. Mahaffie had one of the most valuable farming operations in the township.
In 1865, J.B. owned 570 acres of land, with 240 of them enclosed by fence. The total cash value…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN2F_workin-for-a-living_Olathe-KS.html
Buck and Tip, the Mahaffie oxen, are four years old. They are accurately called "oxen" now that they have reached maturity. Until they reach four years of age, young oxen-in-training are properly referred to as working steers. Weighing in about 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN2B_stagecoach-drivers_Olathe-KS.html
Stagecoach drivers were an interesting group by many accounts. Good drivers were sought by stagecoach companies for their skills in driving. They exercised authority similar to ship captains over their coaches and the passengers traveling with the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN28_state-your-business_Olathe-KS.html
Friends or business associates coming to call on the Mahaffie family used the front door of the house. Stagecoach passengers and other travelers used the side door to reach the dining hall in the cellar, and had no need to enter the private, famil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN27_home-sweet-home_Olathe-KS.html
J.B. Mahaffie is building, on his farm just east of town a large two story dwelling house.Olathe Mirror - July 20, 1865
In 1857, James B. (Beatty) and Lucinda Mahaffie moved to Olathe from northern Indiana with four children. In 1858, J.B. sold…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN20_fast-food_Olathe-KS.html
Stagecoaches carrying passengers of the Barlow and Sanderson stagecoach line pulled into the side yard of the house. This outside door led to the cellar of the house where Lucinda Mahaffie, her daughters, and hired help served meals to hungry trav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN1G_theres-no-roost-like-home_Olathe-KS.html
Our reproduction chicken coop is based on an original coop built in Missouri in the mid-1800s. The sloped gabled-ends provide a perfect place for the chickens to roost, and the doors underneath make it easy to clean out the building.
The horizo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN1E_westward-ho_Olathe-KS.html
You are traveling in the path of countless men, women, and children who passed this very home in the 1860s! When you turned into the parking lot, you pulled off the Westport Route of the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails. And now, you're app…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN14_check-that-cornfield_Olathe-KS.html
According to the agricultural census of that year, Beatty Mahaffie produced 2000 bushels of corn on this farm in 1865. The average Johnson County farm produced 667 bushels. This small field is slightly less than one acre in size. With forty bushel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMYI_trail-campground-to-farm-to-park_Olathe-KS.html
In 1857, Newton Ainsworth claimed this land and allowed the trail travelers to continue camping here. A decade later, the railroads began to make their way west and the great overland trails became a part of history. The need for camping at Lone E…