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Darius Sales Munger House, built in 1868, is the oldest surviving building in Witchita. [3]Pioneer trader Jesse Chisholm, a half-white, half-Native American who was illiterate but who spoke multiple Native American languages, established a trading post at the site in the 1860s, and Chisholm traded cattle and goods with the Wichita tribe at points south along a trail from Wichita into present ...
Updated, 9:30 a.m. Aug. 2: A Wichita firefighter who died while responding to a house fire Thursday has been identified as 27-year-old Ty Voth, a five year veteran of the department. Ty Voth, a 27 ...
Earliest and latest. The earliest verified to open was St. Mary's College in 1848, while the most recent to open was The Way College of Emporia in 1975. The earliest on record to close was Blue Mont Central College in 1863. The most recent four-year college closure was St. Mary of the Plains College in 1992.
Henry's was a family-owned clothing retailer in Wichita, Kansas from 1911 until 1993. The store sponsored the Henry Clothiers basketball team which won three consecutive national Amateur Athletic Union championships in 1930-1932 at a time when colleges, corporate-sponsored teams, and private athletic clubs competed in the same tournament.
A Wichita firefighter searches through the window of an apartment complex where a fire killed a woman and injured three other people on Oct. 13. (Courtesy photo/Wichita Fire Department)
The home in the 2400 block of East Shadybrook was one of two damaged by fire involving illegal fireworks in Wichita and the only one that was a complete loss. Firefighters estimate the damage at ...
Joyland was founded on June 12, 1949 by Lester Ottaway to house a miniature 12-inch (300 mm) gauge steam locomotive. It was originally located at 1515 East Central but soon moved to its final location at 2801 South Hillside. After Lester Ottaway’s death in the mid-1950s, his three sons, Herbert, Harold and Eddie continued running the park.
The Engine House No. 6 in Wichita, Kansas, at 1300 S. Broadway, is a fire station which was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1] It is a two-story concrete brick building, 26 by 51 feet (7.9 m × 15.5 m) in plan, with Tudor Revival -esque features. [2]