Sharon, KS
Music connected to Sharon
About Sharon
- • Musician and composer, Joseph Benton Werner, was born near Sharon, Kansas.
- • While not invented there, Sharon was a key site for early barbed wire distribution.
- • The railroad's arrival in the late 19th century boosted Sharon's growth significantly.
- • Local legend tells of a stagecoach robbery occurring just outside Sharon's limits.
- • The Dust Bowl of the 1930s severely impacted Sharon's agricultural economy and population.
- • Named for the biblical Plain of Sharon, the town was established in 1887.
- • With roughly 150 residents, the population is less than a big high school.
- • Sitting at 1,591 feet, the elevation offers expansive prairie views.
- • Agriculture, primarily wheat and cattle, remains the dominant industry.
- • Being in Sharon feels like stepping back into a simpler, quieter time.
- • The Kansas City Chiefs, a four-hour drive away, won Super Bowl LVII recently.
- • Wellington High School, nearby, has a strong history in Kansas high school football.