professional career with the Packers after 2½ years in the military. He later went on to play for the Calgary Stampeders and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League before retiring. Switzer is now farming , in Nicodemus, and is one of the top investors in the creation of a flour mill there. A co-op was formed in 1999; and, while "Promised Land Flour" and "Nicodemus Pancake Mix" are being marketed, the flour mill has not yet been built. The site is still home to several descendants of the original settlers. It was designated a National Historic Site by an Act of Congress in 1996. Sources: The Kansas Guidebook by Marci Penner, Copy. 2005 and The Associated Press Further reading Kansas State Historical Society, Historic Sites Survey. Historic Preservation in Kansas. Black History Sites, A Beginning Point. Topeka: Kansas State Historical Society, 1977. The Kansas Guidebook for Explorers by Marci Penner, copyright 2005 Associated Press report "Former football star returns to help save dying town," August, 2006. See also History of African Americans in Kansas References External links National Park Service: official site Kansas State Historical Society Nicodemus Portrait 1996 establishments in Kansas African-American museums in Kansas History museums in Kansas History of Kansas Museums in Graham County, Kansas National Historic Landmarks in Kansas National Historic Sites in Kansas Open-air museums in Kansas Protected areas established in 1996 Protected areas of Graham County, Kansas Reconstruction Era Recreational areas in Kansas Historic American Buildings Survey in Kansas National Register of Historic Places in Graham County, Kansas