located in what is now a public highway and is marked with a rock placed there by some Present citizens of Frankfort Township.

   Frankfort Township now in 1953 one hundred years since it's organization can still be classed first in many things.  The whole township is now agricultural while it does not have a town as in years past. It can boast of the rich fields of corn and small grain.  It's modern homes and livestock, yes, and it's solid citizens of whom many are descendants from old pioneers.

   The site of the old town of Frankfort is now an acreage. Donald Bond, a descendant of the pioneer Bond family now owns this site. The bungalow in which he lives in no way reflects the pioneer building which made up the town of Frankfort in 1853. The town is gone but it's spirit lives on in the hearts and minds of the fine citizens now living in Frankfort Township.

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What's In a Name?

   A party of Indians going westward came to a stream. They found a place so narrow and shallow as to be easily crossed without a boat or canoe.  They therefore applied to that stream the name Nod-a-wa (now called Nodaway) meaning, "crossed without a canoe."

   Proceeding on westward they arrived at the bank of a larger stream. Here they were obliged to construct a canoe in order to cross. To this river they gave the name Nish-na-bot-na -- meaning "crossed in a canoe."

   Indian Creek was named from some early Indian encampment on it's banks.

   Seven Mile Creek got it's name because it was seven miles from where the old "Mormon Trail" road crossed it, to the Mormon encampment at Indiantown; and this was an Indian village on the Nishnabotna, not far from where Lewis now stands. Sixteen-mile Creek was named the same way, and for the same reason as above, but is now more properly West Nodaway River. 

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    Early in June, 1875, grasshoppers appeared in clouds and did great damage to crops. They came on Sunday, literally covering the ground and consuming every green thing, and remained until Tuesday.

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Historical Marker Dedication

   On November 24, 1939 the original site of seat, Frankfort, was marked by a large boulder and dedicated by the Women's Clubs of the County.

    Early history of the now extinct town was recalled by Justice Paul W. Richards. Mrs. H. C. Houghton, Jr. was the other principal speaker. Mrs. Edwin Curry of Grant, County Club Chairman, was in charge of the program. Mrs. O. A. Milner was chairman of the memorial committee.

    Among the old timers present were Dave Vetter, veteran Grant storekeeper, and Biddie Vetter of Stanton, residents of the County since 1871. They went to the first Frankfort school. Their father bought the land on which the old town stood.

    Max, Bruce and Jimmie Lee Bond, great great grandsons of Dr. A. Bond, first clerk of the court, were present at the dedication and rang the school bell opening the program.

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    In Douglas township, two and a half or three miles south of Grant there is an old Indian battle ground. Old bones, beads and other Indian trinkets have been found in years past. Sometimes between 1840 and 1850 a battle was fought here between the Sioux and the Pottawattamies.

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Did the Atomic Bomb Cause This?

     The year 1856 was noted for being dry until the middle of August, when it became exceedingly wet and cold.  About the 12th of August, there was a hard freeze, destroying the growing crops. What corn withstood the dry weather froze cold.

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    Redwald, the celebrated trotting horse, was purchased of the estate of Thomas Potter in 1888 by twenty businessmen and farmers. The price was $5,000.