Timeline of Topeka, Kansas
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The following is a timeline of the history of Topeka, Kansas, USA.
19th century
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- 1854 - Topeka Association organized.
- 1855
- Constitution Hall built.
- Topeka Constitutional Convention held.
- 1856 - Free-state government installed in Topeka, March 1856.[1]
- 1857
- Topeka incorporated.
- State Library of Kansas established.
- 1859
- Kansas State Record newspaper begins publication.[2]
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway chartered and set up offices and work shops.[3]
- Wyandotte Constitution makes Topeka the temporary state capital.
- Topeka Cemetery established.
- 1860
- Grace Church incorporated.
- Drought.
- Population: 759.[3]
- 1861
- Wyandotte Constitution designates Topeka as state capitol.[4]
- Kansas legislature convenes.[5]
- Episcopal Female Seminary of Topeka chartered.[4]
- 1863 - Kansas Farmer begins publication.[2]
- 1864
- Topeka threatened during Price's Raid.
- Fort Simple built in the fall in to defend against Confederate troops during Price's Raid.[6]
- 1865
- Lincoln College founded.[4]
- Harrison School built.[7]
- Union Pacific railway begins operating in Eugene.[4]
- 1867 - Fort Simple torn down in April.[8]
- 1868 - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad construction begins.[4]
- 1870
- Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library established.[4]
- Population: 5,790.[3]
- 1871 - Topeka High School established.
- 1872 - Topeka State Hospital opens.
- 1873 - Kansas Academy of Science incorporated.
- 1875 - Kansas Historical Society founded.
- 1878 - Topeka Harvey House opens.
- 1879 - Daily Capital newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1880 - Population: 15,452.[3]
- 1881 - Chartered as a city.[4]
- 1883 - Public Library building constructed.
- 1886 - Population: 25,005.[3]
- 1887
- Governor's Mansion built.
- Topeka Golden Giants baseball team formed.
- 1890 - Population: 31,007.[9]
- 1894 - Christ's Hospital established.[4]
- 1895 - Topeka Industrial and Educational Institute[4] and Stormont Hospital and Training School established.[4]
- 1897 - Topeka Tent and Awning Company established.[10]
- 1899 - Gage Park established.
20th century
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- 1900
- Bethel Bible College founded.
- Population: 33,608.[4]
- 1902 - Smith Automobile Company founded.
- 1903 - Kansas State Capitol building constructed.
- 1905 - Topeka Industrial Institute later rebuilt as a women's prison.
- 1906 - Bethesda Hospital established.[4]
- 1909 - St. Francis Hospital established.[4]
- 1910 - Population: 43,684.[4]
- 1911 - Hayden High School established.
- 1914 - G.A.R. Memorial Hall built.
- 1917 - Grace Episcopal Cathedral built.
- 1920 - Menninger Clinic opens.[11]
- 1926 - Jayhawk Theatre opens.[12]
- 1928 - College of the Sisters of Bethany closed.[4]
- 1933 - Topeka Zoo opens.
- 1936 - Sumner Elementary School built.
- 1941 - Topeka Army Air Field established.
- 1948 - Topeka station established.
- 1950
- Population: 78,791.
- Railroad station built.
- 1952 - Topeka Lutheran School opens.
- 1954 - Brown v. Board of Education decided.[13]
- 1955 - Westboro Baptist Church opens.
- 1962 - Cedar Crest (mansion) becomes state governor's official residence.
- 1965 - Topeka Genealogical Society founded.[14]
- 1966 - Tornado.
- 1976 - Forbes Field (airport) in operation.
- 1980 - Cair Paravel-Latin School founded.
- 1984 - Kansas Museum of History opens.
- 1987 - Sunflower State Expo arena opens.
- 1988 - West Ridge Mall opens.
- 1989 - Heartland Park Topeka motorsports facility opens.
- 1991 - Topeka Performing Arts Center opens.
- 1997 - City website online (approximate date).[15][chronology citation needed]
- 1998 - Topeka ScareCrows ice hockey team founded.
21st century
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2000s
[edit | edit source]- 2003 - Kansas Koyotes football team formed.
- 2004
- Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site opens.
- Topeka RoadRunners ice hockey team founded.
- 2005 - Bill Bunten becomes mayor.[16][17]
- 2006 - Railroad station built.
- 2008 - North Topeka Arts District formed.[18]
- 2009 - Topeka Mudcats women's football team founded.
2010s
[edit | edit source]- 2010
- Kaw River State Park opens.
- Population: 127,473.
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of mayors of Topeka
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Shawnee County, Kansas
- Timeline of Kansas
- other cities in Kansas
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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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- ^ 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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- ^ Untitled story, The Topeka Weekly Leader, April 18, 1867, p. 3.
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- ^ Wishart 2004.
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Bibliography
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- 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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