Capaldo was an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is currently part of the city of Frontenac, and located northwest of the Frontenac Industrial Park #1.

History

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Capaldo had its start in the year 1912 as a coal mining camp.[2] It was originally populated chiefly by Italian immigrants.[3]

In the early 2000s, the community was annexed into the city of Frontenac.

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  1. ^ "Capaldo, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ Powell, William E. "Former Mining Communities of the Cherokee-Crawford Coal Field". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Celeste Calvitto (2007). Searching for Italy in America's Rural Heartland. Vantage Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-533-15737-2.

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37°28′04″N 94°43′36″W / 37.46778°N 94.72667°W / 37.46778; -94.72667