WaKeeney, Kansas
80 Foot Wide Brick Streets
Take a walk along the 80 foot wide brick streets of downtown. WaKeeney was founded in 1879 by the efforts of a 33 year old Chicago real estate developer, James Franklin WaKeeney and partner-friend, Al...
80 Foot Wide Brick StreetsButterfield Overland Despatch Trail
Stone markers can be seen where this trail crosses the north-south country roads. The Butterfield Overland Despatch followed the route of the old Smoky Hill trail from Atchison to Denver. In 1865 t...
Butterfield Overland Despatch TrailThreshing Machine Canyon
In 1867, a party of travelers were transporting three threshing machines belonging to Brigham Young along the Smoky Hill Trail. While encamped at the base of the cliff, the party was attacked by India...
Threshing Machine Canyon