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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1878_sumner-school-cornerstone_Topeka-KS.html
This corner stonepreserved byP-T-A. & Past PatronsofSumner SchoolErected 1901 - Replaced 1936Board of Education[List of names]————————This tree in memoryofMose J. WhitsonTeacher - Principal1937 - 194…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1877_ward-meade-home_Topeka-KS.html
Anthony A. Ward bought land from Indians - 1854. Site of first sermon preached in Topeka, December 29, 1854.——————————Entered on theNational Registerof Historic PlacesNovember 12, 1975
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1876_ward-meade-mansion_Topeka-KS.html
Anthony Ward constructed this home between 1870 and 1874. Two sides are built of handsome brick and two of native limestone. The house was remodeled between 1900 and 1905 after it was occupied by the Ward's daughter, Jennie Ward Meade and her fami…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1870_david-puff_Topeka-KS.html
Dedicated to David PuffFounder and first presidentof theTopeka Area Water Garden SocietyDavid helped establish and maintainthis water garden
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM186Z_blacksmith-shop_Topeka-KS.html
This log building depicts a small blacksmith shop in the 1800's. A blacksmith created tools, railings, fences, horseshoes, weapons and cooking utensils and was an important and necessary part of pioneer life. Anthony Ward was a wheelwright and bla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM186Y_everest-methodist-church_Topeka-KS.html
The heritage of this church began as the Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal congregation organized in 1861 with meetings being held in the home of Thomas and Catherine Price in Brown County near the town of Everest. Following the Civil War there was r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM186X_barber-shop_Topeka-KS.html
This Barber Shop represents a small town Kansas Barber Shop at the turn-of-the-century. The Barber Shop was not only a place to get a haircut, but a shave and bath as well. The Barber Shop was a popular gathering place for men waiting for their tu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM186W_pappans-ferry_Topeka-KS.html
Travelers on the Oregon Trail encountered the first major obstacle of their journey when they reached the Kansas River. In 1842, Joseph and Louis Pappan established a ferry operation across the river. The ferry, at one time, was directly behind th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM186V_100th-anniversary-of-the-pauline-depot_Topeka-KS.html
This depot was donated by the AT&SF Ry Co. and moved to this site on August 11, 1983
The plaque is dedicated this October 3, 2010 to those volunteers who provided the restoration and preservation
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM186U_the-pauline-depot_Topeka-KS.html
The Pauline Depot, constructed by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company at a cost of $985, is a typical small town Santa Fe Railroad station that served the public during the early 1900's. This depot was located in Pauline, seven miles…