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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.
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 ...
The Kansas Museum of History is the state historical museum in Topeka, Kansas, United States. [1] It presents Kansas history from the prehistoric to modern eras in 30,000 square feet (2,800 m 2 ) of exhibits.
Two prominent sites in Topeka's Black history are to be considered Oct. 5 for inclusion on the Kansas Register of Historic Places.
Bus tours of Topeka African-American History landmarks given by Donna Rae Pearson and Sherri Camp. The tours are being offered from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon and 3 to 5 p.m. May 11 ...
1928: Charles Curtis of Topeka, first Native American to be elected as Vice-President of United States [5] 1927: flag officially adopted by the Kansas State Legislature. 1930: The Independence Producers played the first Night game in the history of Organized Baseball, making Independence, Kansas the birthplace of professional night baseball.
The Topeka Constitution was followed by the equally unsuccessful, pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution of 1857 and the Free-State Leavenworth Constitution of 1858. Finally the Wyandotte Constitution (1859) led to Kansas being admitted into the Union as a free state in 1861, five years after it first applied, the Southern legislators blocking it ...
In 1855, John Ritchie, an abolitionist, bought 160 acres (65 ha) from Jacob Chase in Topeka, Kansas. After the Civil War a number of newly freed African Americans came to Topeka and built homes on this land. Due to the sizable African American population, the school board decided to establish a school for black children in the neighborhood.