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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.
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.
1971 - Sedgwick County Zoo founded. 1972 - Kansas African American Museum founded. [18] 1975 - Towne East Square shopping mall in business. 1976 - Mid-America All-Indian Center established. 1977 - Kansas Coliseum opens. 1979 - April 15: Herman Hill riot. 1980 - Towne West Square shopping mall in business. 1984 - Kansas Food Bank established.
Kansas Museum of History: Topeka: Shawnee: Topeka metro: History: Operated by the Kansas Historical Society: Kansas Museum of Military History: Augusta: Butler: South Central: Military: Includes model airplanes, military vehicles, uniforms, equipment, memorabilia; formerly the Augusta Air Museum [36] [37] Kansas Oil and Gas Hall of Fame ...
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.
In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. 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]
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]
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 ...