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Gage Park is a city park of 160 acres (0.65 km 2) in Topeka, Kansas, United States.It was established in 1899 and is one of the largest parks in Topeka. It features the Topeka Zoo, the Kansas Children's Discovery Center, a miniature train of 15 in (381 mm) gauge, the Helen Hocker Theater, the Blaisdell family aquatic center, and the Reinisch Rose Garden.
Shawnee County Parks and Recreation will host a two-day celebration for the 150th year of the Ward-Meade mansion on Friday and Saturday. How Shawnee County is celebrating 150 years of Ward-Meade ...
The Ward-Meade house and surrounding five acres were sold to the City of Topeka in the 1960s as a garden center. Shawnee County acquired the site when the City of Topeka and Shawnee County Parks and Recreation Departments consolidated in January 2011; the County continues to maintain part of the grounds as a botanical garden.
In 1859, Holton had seven dwellings, one store, a blacksmith shop and a steam saw mill. The census taken in April, 1857, gave Holton 291 people; in 1860 the population was 1,936. In 1859 the city was incorporated. [6] In 1879, the residents of Jackson County, Kansas decided to form a university in Holton.
Topeka built three skate parks in the early 2000s. ... Shiney said he’s spent the past 20 years working with city parks and recreation officials to change their perception of the sport and ...
Topeka's Land Bank Pilot Program. The city governing body voted in 2023 to set aside $500,000 for a three-year Land Bank Pilot Program. The goal of the program was to transform vacant and blighted ...
Amy Poehler. Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) is the deputy director of the Pawnee Parks and Recreation Department, and the protagonist of Parks and Recreation.Leslie is a passionate, hard-working and ambitious woman who loves her hometown of Pawnee and, unlike many around her, has not lost her optimism in the face of government bureaucracy.
The Topeka Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties in northeastern Kansas, anchored by the city of Topeka. In total, it has an area of 3,290.15 square miles.