Timeline of Topeka, Kansas facts for kids
The following is a timeline of the history of Topeka, Kansas, USA.
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19th century
- 1854 - Topeka Association organized.
- 1855
- Constitution Hall built.
- 1856
- Free-state government installed in Topeka, March 1856.
- 1857
- Topeka incorporated.
- State Library of Kansas established.
- 1859
- Kansas State Record newspaper begins publication.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway chartered and set up offices and work shops.
- Wyandotte Constitution makes Topeka the temporary state capital.
- Topeka Cemetery established.
- 1860
- Grace Church incorporated.
- Drought.
- Population: 759.
- 1861
- Wyandotte Constitution designates Topeka as 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.
- 1870
- Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library established.
- Population: 5,790.
- 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.
- 1880 - Population: 15,452.
- 1881 - Chartered as a city.
- 1883 - Public Library building constructed.
- 1886 - Population: 25,005.
- 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.
- 1905 - Topeka Industrial Institute later rebuilt as a women's prison.
- 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.
- 1928 - College of the Sisters of Bethany closed.
- 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.
- 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.
21st century
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.
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