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The building is located at 1901 Olathe Bouelevard and was established in the mid-1890s by Horatio W. and Mary Gates. [2] That Gates family was among the first licensed embalmers in the state, and they built this Neoclassical-style funeral home in 1922 to house their growing business.
Wamego is home to a 12-acre park in the center of town that includes several historic features. The Dutch Mill, a stone windmill built in 1879, is located in the Park, along with the Wamego Historical Museum and Prairie Town Village. Prairie Town Village is a collection of buildings from the 1800s that are a part of Wamego's history.
April 12, 2010 (Kansas Highway 99, 1/4 mile south of Westmoreland or 1/2 mile north of Hartwich Rd: Westmoreland: 7: Old Dutch Mill: Old Dutch Mill: January 8, 1973 (Wamego City Park
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized under the provisions of the Kansas–Nebraska Act, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1857, Pottawatomie County was established by the Kansas Territorial legislature, out of land formerly included in Riley County. The present county seat of Westmoreland was selected by a vote held in 1882.
Wabaunsee was founded in 1855 by a group of nearly 100 emigrants from New Haven, Connecticut.They were inspired by a sermon given by well-known abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher, who gave money to help supply rifles for the men to defend themselves.
A list of people who were born in, or strongly associated with, Wamego, Kansas Pages in category "People from Wamego, Kansas" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The George and Virginia Trout House is a historic house in Wamego, Kansas, U.S., that was built in 1896. [1] It was designed in the Queen Anne style architectural style . [ 1 ] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 8, 2014.
This list of museums in Kansas is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing ...