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Timeline of Topeka, Kansas

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Timeline of Topeka, Kansas

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

Contents

19th century

  • 1854 - Topeka Association organized.
  • 1855
  • Constitution Hall built.
  • Topeka Constitutional Convention held.
  • 1856
  • Free-state government installed in Topeka, March 1856.
  • 1857
  • Topeka incorporated.
  • State Library of Kansas established.
  • 1859 - Kansas State Record newspaper begins publication.
  • 1860
  • Grace Church incorporated.
  • Drought.
  • 1861
  • Topeka designated state capitol.
  • Kansas legislature convenes.
  • Episcopal Female Seminary of Topeka chartered.
  • 1863 - Kansas Farmer begins publication.
  • 1864
  • Topeka threatened during Price's Raid.
  • Fort Simple built in the fall in to defend against Confederate troops during Price's Raid.
  • 1865
  • Lincoln College founded.
  • Harrison School built.
  • Union Pacific railway begins operating in Eugene.
  • 1867 - Fort Simple torn down in April.
  • 1868 - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad construction begins.
  • 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.
  • 1883 - Public Library building constructed.
  • 1887
  • Governor's Mansion built.
  • Topeka Golden Giants baseball team formed.
  • 1890 - Population: 31,007.
  • 1894 - Christ's Hospital established.
  • 1895 - Topeka Industrial and Educational Institute and Stormont Hospital and Training School established.
  • 1897 - Topeka Tent and Awning Company established.
  • 1899 - Gage Park established.

    • 20th century

  • 1900
  • Bethel Bible College founded.
  • Population: 33,608.
  • 1902 - Smith Automobile Company founded.
  • 1903 - Kansas State Capitol building constructed.
  • 1906 - Bethesda Hospital established.
  • 1909 - St. Francis Hospital established.
  • 1910 - Population: 43,684.
  • 1911 - Hayden High School established.
  • 1914 - G.A.R. Memorial Hall built.
  • 1917 - Grace Episcopal Cathedral built.
  • 1920 - Menninger Clinic opens.
  • 1926 - Jayhawk Theatre opens.
  • 1933 - Topeka Zoo opens.
  • 1936 - Sumner Elementary School built.
  • 1941 - Topeka Army Air Field established.
  • 1950
  • Population: 78,791.
  • Railroad station built.
  • 1952 - Topeka Lutheran School opens.
  • 1954 - Brown v. Board of Education decided.
  • 1955 - Westboro Baptist Church opens.
  • 1962 - Cedar Crest (mansion) becomes state governor's official residence.
  • 1965 - Topeka Genealogical Society founded.
  • 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).
  • 1998 - Topeka ScareCrows ice hockey team founded.

    • 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.
  • Topeka Golden Giants baseball team formed.
  • 2006 - Railroad station built.
  • 2008 - North Topeka Arts District formed.
  • 2009 - Topeka Mudcats women's football team founded.

    • 2010s

  • 2010
  • Kaw River State Park opens.
  • Population: 127,473.

    • References

    Timeline of Topeka, Kansas Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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