Ellsworth, Kansas
Robson's Card & Gift Shop
785-472-3931
211 N. Douglas Ave.
Ellsworth, KS 67439
The old jail is the oldest building in Ellsworth. Earlier jails were temporary structures like cages. At other times, prisoners were housed in private homes. This jail was authorized on April 2 1872, with the lower floor designated as the jail and the upper floor to be used as court rooms. (
Ellsworth, KS Historic BuildingsA 1909 wooden caboose given to the museum by the "Union Pacific Railroad." This caboose is one of 26 known wooden "Union Pacific" cabooses still in existence in the United States and is the only one known of in Kansas. Following a complete restoration the caboose celebrated its 100
Ellsworth, KS RailroadThe Fort Harker Museum is located in Kanopolis Ks. First Established as Fort Ellsworth in 1864 at the juncture of the Smokey Hill River and the Fort Riley/Fort Larned Road on the Smokey Hill Trail, the post was moved from its site by the river and renamed Fort Harker in 1866
Ellsworth, KS Military HistoryWaconda was the daughter of a great Chief. She became infatuated with the son of another chief of a hostile tribe. The intima...
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Primary sportfish include large and smallmouth bass, walleye, wipers, crappie, channel catfish, and flathead catfish. Largemo...