County seat war
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A county seat war is an American phenomenon that occurred mainly in the Old West as it was being settled and county lines determined. Incidents elsewhere, such as in Michigan, Appalachian Ohio, and We
Vigilantes in the 1893 Tucker County Seat War, West Virginia
Leoti, Kansas
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Leoti is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,475.
County seat war
…partisans for a particular town would resort to voter fraud, intimidation, violence, or even killings. The fight between Coronado and neighboring Leoti in western Kansas is considered the bloodiest occurrence of this phenomenon. Leoti hired lawmen Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson from Dodge City, Kansas…
Aerial view of Leoti (2023)
Wichita County courthouse in Leoti (2015)