| Hesper, Kansas | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
| Hesper Friends Church, organized in 1858. | |
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Hesper, Kansas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Douglas |
| Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 785 |
| GNIS feature ID | 479160[1] |
Hesper is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas located two and a half miles southeast of Eudora. Hesper was founded in 1858 by Quakers wanting to lend support to the free-state cause. In 1884, the Hesper Academy was opened but it closed in 1912.[2]
Friends University in Wichita was founded by James Davis, who was a native of Hesper.[3] The town is also the birthplace of college football legend John H. Outland, namesake of the Outland Trophy.
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