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Recent history has seen increased development in downtown and to the east and west sides of Wichita. In June 2005, [55] Sedgwick County voters approved a sales tax raise to build a new arena downtown to replace the aging Kansas Coliseum, located north of the city. This is considered by some as a stepping stone to launch new development downtown.
Old Cowtown Museum is an accredited history museum located in Wichita, Kansas, United States.It is located next to the Arkansas River in central Wichita. [1] [2] The Museum was established in 1952, and is one of the oldest open-air history museums in central United States with 54 historic and re-created buildings, including a period farm and out-buildings, situated on 23 acres of land off the ...
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 .
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1870 - City of Wichita incorporated in Sedgwick County, Kansas. [1] 1872 Santa Fe Railway built. [2] The Wichita Eagle and The Wichita Daily Beacon newspapers begins publication. [3] [4] 1880 - Wichita annexed the Delano community on the west side of the river, which then became locally known as "West Wichita".
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Butler County, Kansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1] There are 27 properties listed on the National Register in the ...
The Museum of the Great Plains, in Leoti, Kansas, in Wichita County, Kansas, is a local history museum founded in 1982. [2] It includes the 1892-built Washington-Ames House. It is located in the Municipal Auditorium and City Hall, at 201 N. 4th St., which was built during 1939-42. [3]
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