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Residential Resources of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas 1870–1957 MPS. The district is a 40-acre property northwest of Wichita's aircraft related industrial district. It consists of Linwood Place Addition and Darrah’s First Addition platted in 1943 and 1949, respectively.
Agriculture-Related Resources of Kansas MPS: 2: Benson Culvert: Benson Culvert: December 3, 2013 : 6 mi. S. & 9 mi. W. of Gove: Gove: Masonry Arch Bridges of Kansas Thematic Resource 3: Grainfield Opera House: Grainfield Opera House: November 28, 1980
Darius Sales Munger House, built in 1868, is the oldest surviving building in Witchita. [3]Pioneer trader Jesse Chisholm, a half-white, half-Native American who was illiterate but who spoke multiple Native American languages, established a trading post at the site in the 1860s, and Chisholm traded cattle and goods with the Wichita tribe at points south along a trail from Wichita into present ...
The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving and presenting the local history of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is located at 204 South Main (southeast of the corner of Main and William streets), and east of the former Wichita Public Library .
Old Cowtown Museum is an accredited history museum located in Wichita, Kansas, United States.It is located next to the Arkansas River in central Wichita. [1] [2] The Museum was established in 1952, and is one of the oldest open-air history museums in central United States with 54 historic and re-created buildings, including a period farm and out-buildings, situated on 23 acres of land off the ...
In 1992, Wichita Falls residents had a change of heart and voted to build a $25 million Multi-Purpose Events Center along the Wichita River just north of downtown, consisting initially of an ...
1926 - Municipal University of Wichita established, later becomes Wichita State University. [2] 1927 - Cessna Aircraft Company in business. [11] 1929 Wichita Municipal Airport construction begins, later becomes McConnell Air Force Base. Wichita North High School built. [10] 1931 - McKnight memorial statue erected. [2] 1932 Beech Aircraft Corp ...
The Harwi company started in 1875 and was incorporated in 1889. The Harwi company had a slightly smaller building of 75,000 square feet (7,000 m 2), based in Atchison, Kansas. [7] Harwi's purchase of the Wichita building was the same year that Simmons and the Winchester became separate companies again.