Annual Albany Days
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First weekend following Labor Day. Step back in time to a town that time has forgotten at Historic Albany, Kansas. Located 60 miles north of Topeka, and 55 miles West of St. Joseph, Missouri, Albany was once a flourishing frontier town that was mostly abandoned after the railroad was located through nearby Sabetha. Albany's rich history includes pioneer settlements, trials and tribulations during the "Bleeding Kansas" Era, run-away slaves on Lane's Trail, and a visit from famed Abolitionist John Brown.
Minneapolis-Moline Tractors and Equipment are featured, as well as Witte gasoline engines.
Demonstrations: Threshing, saw mill, plowing, glass blowing, blacksmithing, print shop, metal casting, cider making, soap making, quilt show, rock crushing, corn shelling and grinding, dutch oven cooking, Civil War Re-enacting, Spinning and weaving, steam engines, gas engines, and much more!
Events: Parade at 1:00pm each day, Antique Tractor pull, garden tractor pull, Kid's Activities. Hotwheels racing, and more!
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Annual Albany Days
Phone : 785-284-3682 (Always call and confirm events.)
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Old Albany
Old Albany is the remnant of an 1850s settlement by a group from Albany, New York. Albany continued to grow after the Civil War. They had a post office, hotel, boarding house, livery stable, blacksmith shop, grocery store, creamery, sawmill, and a millinery store. In 1870
Sabetha, KS Pioneer LifeSabetha Golf & Country Club
Sabetha Golf and Country Club, located one mile north of Sabetha in Northeast Kansas, is a private club open to members and their guests. The golf course was built in 1923
Sabetha, KS Golf CoursesWPA Mural
This mural is on display in the Sabetha Post Office as one of the WPA cultural projects in the 1940s. It it listed on the National Historic Register. The artist is Albert T. Reid.
Sabetha, KS ArtsSabetha Historic Library
The Sabetha Library was built in the 1930s as one of the WPA projects.
Sabetha, KS Historic BuildingsPony Creek Lake
Pony Creek Lake has a surface area of 171 acres and a mean depth of 13.8 feet. It offers fishing, hiking, and hunting. Camping, is allowed in designated areas of the Park. Permit required.
Sabetha, KS Recreation