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==History==
Mound City was founded in 1855. It was named from Sugar Mound nearby, a hill covered with sugar maple trees.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2 | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC/page/n319 329]}}</ref>

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], [[Mound City's post|a military post]] was established at Mound City. On October 25, 1864, Mound City was attacked twice by Confederates retreating south after their defeat at the [[Battle of Westport]].  The military post was closed and abandoned in June 1865 after the end of the war.