Timeline of Topeka, Kansas
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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.
- Topeka Constitutional Convention held.
- 1857
- Topeka incorporated.
- State Library of Kansas established.
- 1859 - Kansas State Record newspaper begins publication.[1]
- 1860
- Grace Church incorporated.
- Drought.
- 1861
- Topeka designated state capitol.[2]
- Kansas legislature convenes.[3]
- Episcopal Female Seminary of Topeka chartered.
- 1863 - Kansas Farmer begins publication.[1]
- 1864 - Fort Simple built.
- 1865
- Lincoln College founded.
- Harrison School built.[4]
- Union Pacific railway begins operating in Eugene.[2]
- 1868 - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad construction begins.[2]
- 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.[1]
- 1883 - Public Library building constructed.
- 1887
- Governor's Mansion built.
- Topeka Golden Giants baseball team formed.
- 1890 - Population: 31,007.[5]
- 1894 - Christ's Hospital established.[2]
- 1895 - Topeka Industrial and Educational Institute[2] and Stormont Hospital and Training School established.[2]
- 1897 - Topeka Tent and Awning Company established.[6]
- 1899 - Gage Park established.
20th century
- 1900
- Bethel Bible College founded.
- Population: 33,608.[2]
- 1902 - Smith Automobile Company founded.
- 1903 - Kansas State Capitol building constructed.
- 1906 - Bethesda Hospital established.[2]
- 1909 - St. Francis Hospital established.[2]
- 1910 - Population: 43,684.[2]
- 1911 - Hayden High School established.
- 1914 - G.A.R. Memorial Hall built.
- 1917 - Grace Episcopal Cathedral built.
- 1920 - Menninger Clinic opens.[7]
- 1926 - Jayhawk Theatre opens.[8]
- 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.[9]
- 1955 - Westboro Baptist Church opens.
- 1962 - Cedar Crest (mansion) becomes state governor's official residence.
- 1965 - Topeka Genealogical Society founded.[10]
- 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).[11][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.[12][13]
- Topeka Golden Giants baseball team formed.
- 2006 - Railroad station built.
- 2008 - North Topeka Arts District formed.[14]
- 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
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