www.mozilla.com Weather Central
Voices
Headlines

Colo. woman killed in Kan. dune buggy accident -5/25/2013, 4:06 PM

Park service reviews Brown Foundation report -5/25/2013, 2:48 PM

Kan. budget cuts to corrections criticized -5/25/2013, 2:48 PM

Storm caused $2M in damage to Wichita schools -5/24/2013, 4:50 PM

Right tax policy worth lawmakers' OT, Brownback says -5/24/2013, 4:50 PM

Police say Kan. murder suspect said he 'bullied' wife -5/24/2013, 4:50 PM

2nd child dies after crash in southern Kansas -5/24/2013, 11:43 AM

Federal cuts affect poorest Kansas schools -5/24/2013, 11:43 AM

Kan. House rejects Senate GOP leaders' tax plan -5/24/2013, 11:42 AM

Kan. museum showcases Apollo engine restoration -5/24/2013, 6:46 AM

Kan. budget debate simmers while taxes stew -5/24/2013, 6:46 AM

Groundbreaking planned for Kan. biodefense lab -5/24/2013, 6:46 AM

Dredging prepares Kanopolis Lake for holiday -5/24/2013, 6:46 AM

Brownback vetoes bill expanding Kan. raffles -5/24/2013, 6:46 AM

Wichita might fine residents over water use -5/23/2013, 3:47 PM

Salina resident accused of LA gang activity -5/23/2013, 3:47 PM

NE Kansas man accused of threatening police -5/23/2013, 3:47 PM

Kan. teacher arrested after threats toward school -5/23/2013, 3:47 PM

Kan. Senate drafting new tax plan to break impasse -5/23/2013, 3:47 PM

Ammonia leak at Kan. plant sends 7 to hospital -5/23/2013, 3:47 PM

Ex-Kan. doctor indictment on firearm, drug charges -5/23/2013, 6:46 AM

3 SW Kan. children found safe 5 miles from home -5/23/2013, 6:46 AM

3 snared in trucking scam face court in Kansas -5/23/2013, 6:46 AM

Top GOP lawmakers in Kansas stalemated on taxes -5/23/2013, 6:45 AM

Fort Riley to mark Memorial Day -5/23/2013, 6:45 AM

Feds charge ex-police officer with bribe scheme -5/23/2013, 6:45 AM

myTown Calendar

SPOTLIGHT
[var top_story_head]

Event marks Kan. Territorial Capitol's heritage

Published on -6/18/2012, 6:58 AM

Printer-friendly version
E-Mail This Story

FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) -- A bit of Kansas life from the 1850s will be re-enacted Saturday at the First Territorial Capitol State Historic Site at Fort Riley.

The celebration of Territorial Governor's Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with presentations, food vendors and activities for children. The event is free, but admission to the Army post requires photo identification.

The site was designated a capitol in June 1855 by Andrew Reeder, the first territorial governor of Kansas, near a small settlement known as Pawnee close to the Fort Riley boundary.

Territorial legislators met for five days in July 1855 in a stone building on the site. Several other capitols were designated around the Kansas territory in the following years before Topeka was chosen as the permanent location.

digg delicious facebook stumbleupon google Newsvine
More News and Photos

Associated Press Videos