The following is a timeline of the history of Topeka, Kansas, USA.
310pxConstitution Hall in 2012 -
Constitution Hall
, in
Topeka, Kansas
, is a significant building in the history of
Kansas Territory
and the state of
Kansas
. The two-story native stone building, with basement, was begun by Loring and John Farnsworth in the spring of 1855. By summer, the Topeka Town Association had agreed to complete the building in exchange for holding the Topeka Constitutional Convention there in the fall. From October 23 to November 11, 1855, the Topeka Constitutional Convention met in the building and produced the antislavery Topeka Constitution.
Topeka in
1856
. Constitution Hall is on the left.
Class of 1900 in front of Rice Hall -
Washburn University
(
WU
) is a
public university
in
Topeka, Kansas
, United States. It offers
undergraduate
and
graduate
programs, as well as professional programs in
law
and
business
. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,100 undergraduate students and nearly 800 graduate students. The university's assets include a $158 million
endowment
.
Entrance gate at the Topeka Zoo; originally known as
The Gage Park Zoo
