Donald R. Green was originally from Kentucky but learned to ride a stage coach while living in Montana. Hearing about how people were moving westward through Kansas during the late 1800s beyond where the railroads ended, he saw a financial opportunity.
Kingman, KS LandmarksCompleted in 1888, the building was originally the Kingman City Hall, fire department, and city jail. The two-story Renaissance-style structure is 150 feet by 25 feet of Kingman red brick and native limestone.
Kingman, KS MuseumsThe First National Bank building is listed on the National Register of Historical Places.
Kingman, KS Historic BuildingsStan Herd, a famous international artist, painted two murals on the north wall of the Kingman County Museum. Clyde Cessna is depicted flying his first airplane over Kingman County. In 1911, Clyde founded Cessna Aircraft Company.
Kingman, KS ArtsHunters and non-consumptive wildlife users alike will find plenty to do on Byron Walker Wildlife Area. The habitat is diverse, including streamside woodlands, shrub plots, native prairie and food plots. Most of the grassland has been enhanced with tree and shrub cover strips adjacent to food plots.
Kingman, KS Wildlife RefugesThe Humphrey Home was built by former slaves in 1867 following the Civil War. The walls of the home are 16 inches thick and f...
The Newton Fox Theatre was built in 1914 and once showcased vaudeville acts. It had a full pit for an orchestra and coal shoo...
The art of quilt making figures strongly in the history of our early pioneers. The "Kansas Quilt Walk" was developed to both ...