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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 .
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Sedgwick County was founded. In 1872, Harvey County was founded. Sedgwick was laid out on an 80-acre (32 ha) town site in 1870. [4] It was named for John Sedgwick, a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. [5]
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.
The idea to construct a memorial to Sedgwick County Civil War veterans began with two local GAR posts in 1904, but sufficient funds were not available until in 1911. In that year the Kansas State Legislature passed a one-time county tax levy to fund the building of monuments in counties with a population of over 72,000. [2]
After the war, Kansas was home to Wild West towns servicing the cattle trade. With the railroads came heavy immigration from the East, from Europe, and from Freedmen called "Exodusters". For much of its history, Kansas has had a rural economy based on wheat and other crops, supplemented by oil and railroads. Since 1945 the farm population has ...
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Sedgwick County, Kansas" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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