The Great Flood of 1844 covered the area 20 feet (6.1 m) deep.

[2] In World War II, a local factory supplied the military, and then Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company bought it.

[2] The modern township's government's main purpose is road maintenance and fire protection services.

It is served by Seaman USD 345 school district in neighboring Topeka, Kansas.

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