The following is a timeline of the history of Topeka, Kansas, USA.
19th century
- 1854 - Topeka Association organized.
- 1855
- Constitution Hall built.
- 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.
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20th century
- 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.
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- 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
- 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]
- Topeka Golden Giants baseball team formed.
- 2006 - Railroad station built.
- 2008 - North Topeka Arts District formed. [18]
- 2009 - Topeka Mudcats women's football team founded.
2010s
- 2010
- Kaw River State Park opens.
- Population: 127,473.
See also
- List of mayors of Topeka
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Shawnee County, Kansas
- Timeline of Kansas
- other cities in Kansas
References
- ^ 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.).
- ^ a b c "U.S. Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Britannica 1888.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Britannica 1910.
- ^ Kansas State Historical Society; Kansas Collection of the University of Kansas. "Territorial Kansas Timeline, 1854-1861". Territorial Kansas Online. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education (1886), "Historical Notes", Manual of the public schools of Topeka Kansas, Topeka, Kan: G. W. Crane & co., printers
- ^ Untitled story, The Topeka Weekly Leader, April 18, 1867, p. 3.
- ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
- ^ Topeka Tent & Awning Co., Catalog no. 23. Topeka Tent & Awning Co. 1923.
- ^ Wishart 2004.
- ^ "Theatre History". Jayhawk Theatre. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ "On This Day", New York Times, retrieved November 30, 2014
- ^ "About Us". Topeka Genealogical Society. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ "City of Topeka". Archived from the original on 1997-03-28 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Mayor of Topeka". City of Topeka. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009.
- ^ "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ J. Barone (August 5, 2012). "A Turnaround in Topeka". New York Times.
Bibliography
- Samuel Radges, ed. (1870), Biennial Directory of the City of Topeka, State Record Book and Job Printing House, hdl: 2027/coo.31924007153608 – via HathiTrust
- Topeka City Directory, Topeka, Kans., Polk-Radges directory company, 1874 – via Internet Archive
- Biennial Directory to...the City of Topeka, Samuel Radges, 1880 – via Internet Archive
- F. W. Giles (1886), Thirty years in Topeka: a historical sketch, Topeka, Kansas: G. W. Crane & Co., OL 23347923M
- .
Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (9th ed.). 1888. p. 446.
{{ cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: date and year ( link) - Mary E. Jackson (1890), Topeka Pen and Camera Sketches, Topeka, Kan: G. W. Crane & Co., printers, OCLC 2305406, OL 6586555M
- "Topeka". Kansas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Chicago: R.L. Polk & Co. 1904 – via Google Books.
- James Levi King (1905), History of Shawnee County, Kansas, and representative citizens, Chicago, Ill: Richmond & Arnold, OL 14013262M
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 48–49.
- Topeka City Directory, Polk-Radges Directory Co., 1912, hdl: 2027/umn.31951002300151j
- Pocket Guide to City of Topeka. 1913. hdl: 2027/chi.69107413.
- Federal Writers’ Project (1939). "Topeka". Kansas: a Guide to the Sunflower State. American Guide Series. New York: Viking Press. hdl: 2027/mdp.39015027812505 – via Hathi Trust.
- Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Topeka, KS", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
- David J. Wishart, ed. (2004). "Cities and Towns: Topeka, Kansas". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-4787-7.
- 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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