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1854 - Topeka Association organized. 1855 Constitution Hall built.; 310pxConstitution Hall in 2012 - Constitution Hall, in Topeka, Kansas, is a significant building in the history of Kansas Territory and the state of Kansas.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places website since that time. [3]
The Kansas Historical Society is the official state historical society of Kansas.. Headquartered in Topeka, it operates as "the trustee of the state" for the purpose of maintaining the state's history and operates the Kansas Museum of History, Kansas State Archives and Library, Kansas State Capitol Tour Center, and 16 state-owned sites.
Topeka, Kansas: 1849 School Indian mission school Kaw Mission: Council Grove, Kansas: 1851 Religious/ Educational Gov. Andrew Reeder Mansion: Shawnee, Kansas: c. 1854 Residence Home of Gov. Andrew Horatio Reeder [6] First Territorial Capitol of Kansas: Pawnee, Kansas: 1855 Government First territorial capitol of the state; only used for five ...
The Topeka library and the United Way of Greater Topeka team up to offer this free program financed by singer Dolly Parton, whose father was unable to read or write. The program offers a new ...
These structures at 114, 116 and 118 S.E. 7th, once owned by early Black Topeka newspaper editor Nick Chiles, were on a list the Kansas Preservation Alliance put out Monday of the state's Most ...
Topeka is in north east Kansas at the intersection of I-70 and U.S. Highway 75. It is the origin of I-335 which is a portion of the Kansas Turnpike running from Topeka to Emporia, Kansas. Topeka is also on U.S. Highway 24 (about 50 miles [80 km] east of Manhattan, Kansas) and U.S. Highway 40 (about 30 miles [48 km] west of Lawrence, Kansas). US ...
Two prominent sites in Topeka's Black history are to be considered Oct. 5 for inclusion on the Kansas Register of Historic Places.