Smith Center, Kansas

Higley Cabin - "Home on the Range"

In this cabin, in 1872, Dr. Brewster M. Higley, a homesteading doctor from Ohio, wrote the words for the song, "Home on the Range", that was adopted as the state song of Kansas in 1947.

Old Dutch Mill

The Old Dutch Mill was moved to Wagner Park in 1938 from its original site near Reamsville, northwest of Smith Center. The old mill was built by Charles Schwarz, a native of Germany who homesteaded in Smith County in the 1870

Ingleboro

J.R. Burrows, a banker, built the mansion in 1883

Outdoor Recreation

City Park - Located on East 3rd

Municipal Swimming Pool - Located on South F - For more information call: (785) 282-9986

Smith Center, KS Recreation