by
Greg A. Hoots
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2010
The city of Topeka was founded on December 5, 1854, by nine men who made camp by the Kansas River at what is today the intersection of First and Kansas Avenues. During Kansas�s territorial days, Topeka played a leading role in the Free State movement. In 1858, Topeka was voted the Shawnee County seat,...