Marysville, KS

Town in Marshall County, KS

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About Marysville, KS


Marysville, the county seat of Marshall [MS] county, is a beautiful and prosperous town located near the Big Blue River of northern Kansas. It began in the 1850’s as a small settlement near a good crossing point on the river. The Historic Trails Park celebrates the many historic trails that met at the river here. The park has a full-sized replica of a rope ferry built by local craftsmen.

Marysville was the first home station on the Pony Express route west of St. Joseph, Missouri. The barn where the ponies were stabled is still standing and is now a museum. A large bronze statue of a Pony Express horse and rider can be seen in the Pony Express Plaza which is located between Broadway and Highway 36 on 7th Street. Visitors to Marysville can enjoy several other museums and unique Lifetiles Murals.

The City Park at the south edge of town has a sod house, a rural schoolhouse, a steam locomotive, and a 1901 Union Pacific Depot. A new theme playground was built in the park in 2001 and a new zero entry swimming pool opened in 2014. The park is also a good place to look for the famous black squirrels, they really are coal black.

In 1851, Francis J. (Frank) Marshall of Weston, Missouri arrived on the bank of the Big Blue River. He came here to establish a trading post and to operate a ferry. On November 11, 1854 Marshall opened the first civilian Post Office in the Territory of Kansas. Marshall lent his name to the county, and Marysville, KS was named to honor his wife Mary. Mr. Marshall charged up to $5.00 per wagon and 25 cents per head of livestock to use his rope powered ferry across the Big Blue river, which operated until replaced by a bridge in 1864. He was a pro slavery candidate for governor in 1857.[citation needed]Marysville was located on the Oregon Trail and the route of the Pony Express, the St. Joe Road, the Overland Stage, The Military Road, and the Otoe-Missouria Trail. British explorer Richard Francis Burton en route to California in 1860 noted: “Passing by Marysville, in old maps Palmetto City, a country-town which thrives by selling whiskey to ruffians of all descriptions …” The old Pony Express Station still stands in downtown Marysville. Marysville owes much of its prosperity to the Union Pacific Railroad. The railroad has been a major employer in the town for nearly 100 years. Over 60 trains pass through the town daily and the railroad recently completed an underpass which redirects the tracks below US-36, rather than crossing the highway and backing up traffic.[citation needed]Marysville is also known as the “Black Squirrel City” due to an isolated community of all-black squirrels that make their homes in the town. The squirrels are said to be the result of escapees from a traveling circus.

Businesses of Marysville, KS


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Marshall County, KS


Visit our county page and you will find information about our town and county's points of interest, festivals/events and faith community. You also will learn about the community organizations that have built and continue to build strong communities (chambers, community groups, and departments, etc) and much more when you visit the Marshall County, KS page.