Coffeyville, Kansas

Coffeyville is a city located in Montgomery County, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,021. Coffeyville is home to online retailer Amazon.com's largest distribution center, leased in 1999. It was opened in a facility previously operated by Golden Books.

History

Founded in 1869 as an Indian trading post serving the population across the Oklahoma border in what was then Indian territory by Colonel James A. Coffey relocated here from Humboldt, Kansas, the town was confirmed and expanded by the arrival of the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston railroad in 1871.

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1869 - 1871

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Incorporated in 1872, the charter was voided, and re-incorporated in March of 1873.

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Coffeyville's most famous moment may have been the end of the Dalton Gang: on October 5, 1892, four of the gang were killed and the fifth wounded and imprisoned. They had been attempting to rob two banks, First National Bank and Condon Bank, at once when the citizens rose up and fought them.

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Dalton Gang - October 5 - 1892

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