Historic Shawnee County: The Story of Topeka & Shawnee CountyAn illustrated history of El Paso, Texas, paired with histories of the local companies. |
Contents
FOREWORD | 4 |
CHAPTER I before territorial days | 5 |
CHAPTER II a capital county is born | 11 |
CHAPTER III an identity is fashioned | 21 |
CHAPTER IV unprecedented prosperity | 37 |
CHAPTER V a new century | 49 |
CHAPTER VI redefining a capital city | 59 |
CHAPTER VII a time of change | 63 |
CHAPTER VIII modern times | 67 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 70 |
APPENDIX | 72 |
SHARING The HeritaGE | 76 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 95 |
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Association became began Board Bob Florence Bott Radio Network built Capital City Bank Capitol Federal Savings Center church Commerce Bank construction COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY County's COURTESY customers D. L. Smith district downtown Topeka early East electricity employees established facility Fairlawn flood free-state Gage Gage Park growth Harley-Davidson Highland Park Historical Society Hospital Hotel House Indian industry Jayhawk John Kansas Avenue Kansas City Kansas River Kaw Valley land legislature located Martin Tractor McElroy's million Monmouth Township moved National North Topeka offering opened operated organization Parrish Payless Payless ShoeSource Pottawatomies Potwin president pro-slave produce programs purchased railroad Rossville Santa Fe served Shawnee County Historical SHAWNEE COUNTY LIBRARY SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC Silver Lake South Southwest Stormont-Vail HealthCare Strathman Street Original Tecumseh Today TOPEKA AND SHAWNEE Topeka Blueprint Topeka Boulevard Topeka Transfer tornado town Township vote Washburn University