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Sabetha High School Current Weather Sabetha has the distinction of being the only city in the world to bear the name "Sabetha." The naming of the city is rather unique also. Early in the eighteen fifties a traveler came to the vicinity on his way to California. This bachelor had a dream of a wonderful gold mine in California and was trying to make the trip there to find it, alone. He had an elaborate map showing the location of the gold. The young man was a student of the Bible and a Greek scholar who was well versed in mythical lore. He started his trip from St. Joseph, Missouri, with his team of oxen named Hercules and Pelleas. Near the present site of Sabetha, he met with misfortune. One of his oxen,
Pelleas, died on a Sunday. This fateful incident caused the young man to abandon his
quest and stay where he was. He pitched a tent and dug a well which he named
Sabbaton, the Greek word for Sabbath, in honor of the day. Sabbaton led to the name
"Sabetha." See Old Pictures of Sabetha at www.Sabetha.org City to update Comprehensive Plan Microsoft TerraServer Image Page Aerial Photograph of Sabetha
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