Girard, KS

Girard serves as the county seat of Crawford County, centered around a traditional courthouse square in southeast Kansas. While today it has the quiet, friendly rhythm of a classic Midwestern town, it holds an unexpectedly colorful past. Around the turn of the twentieth century, this small community became famous across the country as the home of the socialist newspaper Appeal to Reason, regularly drawing figures like Eugene Debs. It offers a relaxed place to settle down with a unique heritage all its own.