The founder of the Victoria Colony, George Grant, built his home in the style of an English country house on the banks of Big Creek in 1873.

[1] Volga Germans began settling in the area and founded Pfeifer in August 1876.

The post office was moved two miles south across the Smoky Hill River to Pfeifer in 1887.

[2][3] Freedom Township covers an area of 45.1 square miles (117 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

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