Abilene, Kansas sprung up in the 1860s ... In 1986, Cripple Creek had two disastrous fires in a span of four months so the most historic buildings only date back to 1896. Although by 1900 Cripple ...

A small Kansas city with fewer than 25,000 people is packing a big punch for its historical bonafides. Abilene recently earned a spot on USA TODAY’s 10Best list of the best historic small towns ...

That’s Abilene, Kansas in a nutshell – a charming slice of Americana ... they’re monuments to the prairie economy that built this region. The historic Abilene downtown district features that ...

Welcome to Abilene, Kansas – a town that packs more history per square ... Photo credit: Wikipedia This isn’t a town that had to manufacture a historic district – the entire place is a living museum ...

Who was Judge Ely, and why did Abilene honor him with a grand boulevard? Judge Walter Raleigh Ely Sr. went from county attorney to district judge ... to witness the historic naming of his ...

The picturesque state of Kansas, well-known for its sweeping ... visitors will stumble upon historic markers detailing its settlement by Swedish immigrants in the late 1800s. Abilene captures a ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas lawmakers are discussing adding a more than 100-year-old historic ... Fe’s Argentine District based out of Kansas City, according to Visit Abilene Kansas.

The Heritage at Abilene ... historic consultants and historic folks nationally to get everything lined up, to get it closed and get the historic renovation process underway," he said. Based in ...

Eisenhower, lives on through the people in Abilene. I hope you will plan ... as the community loves their beloved Kansas State Wildcats. A fun spot to hang out in is Aggieville, the oldest shopping ...

Pull over in Abilene to see the childhood home of Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower, and in Topeka for the Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site. Where Kansas and Missouri meet, you'll find ...

Terry Tietjens plans to redevelop the defunct Old Abilene Town in Abilene into a major historic ... district is approved by the Abilene City Council, the city will make a formal request to the ...