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Timeline of Topeka, Kansas

Timeline of Topeka, Kansas

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The following is a timeline of the history of Topeka, Kansas, USA.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

19th century

310pxConstitution Hall in 2012 - Constitution Hall, in Topeka, Kansas, is a significant building in the history of Kansas Territory and the state of Kansas. The two-story native stone building, with basement, was begun by Loring and John Farnsworth in the spring of 1855. By summer, the Topeka Town Association had agreed to complete the building in exchange for holding the Topeka Constitutional Convention there in the fall. From October 23 to November 11, 1855, the Topeka Constitutional Convention met in the building and produced the antislavery Topeka Constitution.
Topeka in 1856. Constitution Hall is on the left.
Class of 1900 in front of Rice Hall - Washburn University (WU) is a public university in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,100 undergraduate students and nearly 800 graduate students. The university's assets include a $158 million endowment.

20th century

Entrance gate at the Topeka Zoo; originally known as The Gage Park Zoo

21st century

2000s

2010s

See also

other cities in Kansas

References

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    Topeka’s 100 Years of Inspired Leadership, p. 4 (N.p.: 1954), p. 4 (from the archives of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kans.).
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    "U.S. Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
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    Britannica 1888.
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    Britannica 1910.
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    Kansas State Historical Society; Kansas Collection of the University of Kansas. "Territorial Kansas Timeline, 1854-1861". Territorial Kansas Online. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
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    William C. Pollard, Jr., Forts and Posts in Kansas During the Civil War: 1861-1865 (Charleston, S.C.: CreateSpace, June 12, 2015), pp. 117-9.
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    Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education (1886), "Historical Notes", Manual of the public schools of Topeka Kansas, Topeka, Kan: G. W. Crane & co., printers
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    Untitled story, The Topeka Weekly Leader, April 18, 1867, p. 3.
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    Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
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    Topeka Tent & Awning Co., Catalog no. 23. Topeka Tent & Awning Co. 1923.
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    Wishart 2004.
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    "Theatre History". Jayhawk Theatre. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
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    "On This Day", New York Times, retrieved November 30, 2014
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    "About Us". Topeka Genealogical Society. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
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    "City of Topeka". Archived from the original on 1997-03-28 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
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    "Mayor of Topeka". City of Topeka. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009.
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    "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
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    J. Barone (August 5, 2012). "A Turnaround in Topeka". New York Times.

Bibliography

See also: List of books about Kansas, including historical information about its counties and cities
See also: List of books about Shawnee County, Kansas
  • Burgess, Barbara. "Topeka's Roots: the Prairie Potato". Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  • Andrews, B. (1995). Topeka: A City of Opportunity (Kansas State Historical Society).
  • Cohen, J. (2007). The History of Topeka ( University of Kansas Press).
  • Holmes, J. (2020). Topeka: A History (Arcadia Publishing).
  • Johnson, C. (1987). A History of Topeka (Kansas State University Press).
  • Johnson, W. (1982). Topeka: An Illustrated History. Kansas State Historical Society).
  • Kappler, P. (2010). Topeka: The History of a Capital City (Kansas State Historical Society).
  • Price, T. (2012). Topeka: The Story of Kansas’ Capital City (University Press of Kansas).
  • Smith, M. (2005). Topeka: An Illustrated History (Kansas Historical Society).
  • White, J. (2003). Topeka: A History (Kansas Heritage Press).
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