Welcome to Old~New Ulysses
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Cache is a tin that contains log book, music for your travels, calling card for the FTF, and kids trade items.Please log your visit AND YOUR REVIEW OF THE CD!Pretty high muggle area, but you can always just pretend that you are taking a picture in front of the sign.Check out the original site of "Old Ulysses" across the road.It was recently commemorated by an awesome piece of metal artwork that was constructed by Earl Seger of Ulysses.Try to catch it lit up at night.
**ALWAYS WATCH OUT FOR SNAKES, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER TIME!
Welcome to Old and New Ulysses! Along the Cimarron Branch of the old Santa Fe Trail, in Grant County, Kansas, Ulysses was born twice. The first time was in 1885 when it was founded, and then a second time when the entire town was loaded onto skids and moved three miles across the prairie.
The original Ulysses was established on March 20, 1873. The town was named for General Ulysses S. Grant. By 1886, the town boasted nearly 1,500 people, an opera house, a large hotel, a number of other businesses, and six saloons, even though Kansas was considered a dry state at the time. Just two years later, it had added 500 residents, three hotels, six saloons, and also supported twelve restaurants.
When Grant County was first established in 1887, there were two candidates for the county seat -- Ulysses and Tilden (later called Appomattox.) An election was held to determine the permanent location of the county seat on October 16, 1888. Before and after the election, the two towns were embroiled in a fierce county seat war.
Though she finally won the honor of county seat, Ulysses went deeply into debt winning the title. In 1909, when Ulysses was unable to climb out of its profound financial burden, and to prevent foreclosure of the entire town site, the community just decided to move. Loading every building onto skids, the townspeople relocated three miles across the prairie to the present day site of Ulysses. All the lots in the old town were deeded back to the East Coast bondholders and only a masonry school was left behind.
The "new” town was officially called "New Ulysses” and the old site was referred to as "Old Ulysses.” The Hotel Edwards had to be cut into three sections for moving. Today, it is the only remaining business building moved from the old town that still exists. It now rests on the Grant County Museum grounds, restored to its original appearance. In 1921, the town name was officially changed to "Ulysses" rather than "New Ulysses". Ulysses' current population is nearly 6000. Courtesy of Kathy Weiser, 2010.
"Old Ulysses" was located about three miles east of Ulysses on U.S. Highway 160. The site is now marked by an awesome piece of metal artwork, constructed by Earl Seger of Ulysses.
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