Small Town Yates Center, KS - Victorian Courthouse - Town Square - Old Brick Roads -Woodson Cty Seat

September 7, 2023 Driving in small town Yates Center, Kansas. Yates Center is the county seat of Woodson County. They have an impressive beautiful old Victorian courthouse and a nice town square. Woodson County KS Courthouse history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodson... ....."Yates Center was founded in August 1875. It was named for Abner Yates, the original owner of the town site, who donated an entire block around the courthouse, land for the churches, a city park, and a lot each for the first two children born in the town.[4][5] Yates Center is the only town in Kansas to be selected as a county seat before there was a house or inhabitant within its boundaries.[5] Over thirty buildings in downtown Yates Center, centering on Courthouse Square, are included in the Yates Center Courthouse Square Historic District."...... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yates_C... *********************************** This is a great read about the history of Woodson County Kansas. Abner Yates was an interesting man and was very business savy: https://cityofyatescenter.com/history....