Established by Deloss Tubbs as "Field City" in 1889 on the east bank of Salt Creek in 1889 prior to the surveying for the Burlington and Missouri Railroad. When the railroad was built to the west, the buildings in Tubb Town were moved to Newcastle and Tubb Town disappeared. (Mabel Brown)
Other Names:
Field, Field City
County:
Weston
Feature Category:
Manmade Features
More Reading:
Brown, M.E. "Mr. Tubbs and His Town; - Field City" in Bits and Pieces, Vol. 5. No. 4 (1969), pp. 1-5.
