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Wellington is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 7,715. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
The Downtown Wellington Historic District, in Wellington, Kansas, is a 21 acres (8.5 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [ 1 ] The district follows Washington Avenue, the main business thoroughfare, and is roughly bounded by 19th St., 4th St., Jefferson Ave. and the alley behind the ...
The Chisholm Trail Museum in Wellington, Kansas is a museum that celebrates the Chisholm Trail. The Museum was formed in 1963 by a group of Wellington citizens. In 1965, the Hatcher Hospital Building was donated to the museum. It includes artifacts of local domestic life. [1]
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The first counties were established while Kansas was a Territory from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when Kansas became a state. Many of the counties in the eastern part of the state are named after prominent Americans from the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries, while those in the central and western part of the state are named ...
On February 26, 1867, Sumner County was created from parts of Marion County and Butler County.It was named in honor of Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1811–74), who was a strong advocate of Kansas becoming a free state.
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The route enters Kansas as a two-lane near Caldwell. From South Haven to Wichita it closely parallels Interstate 35 , which is also known as the Kansas Turnpike in that area. After South Haven, the only town of any significance along US 81 until Wichita is Wellington , which is just west of the Turnpike along U.S. Route 160 .