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The once wild and woolly cowtown still celebrates its Old West heritage.
The arrival of the railroad in 1872 transformed this trading post settlement on the Arkansas River into a cowtown, a destination for cattle driven north on the Chisholm Trail.
The Texas drovers brought trouble, and trouble brought a young lawman named Wyatt Earp. He did fine work until his temper won out and he used his fists to beat the socks off a candidate for city marshal.
Founded in 1868 near the confluence of the Little Arkansas and Arkansas rivers, the frontier outpost of Wichita quickly became a trailhead for Texas cattlemen and their herds of longhorns when the AT&SF Railroad arrived in 1872.
Posted By: chrismaslen April 15, 2021 @ 3:30 pm Local News, News
The Old Cowtown Museum is launching a monthly Community Fair Day. The event will begin on Sunday, April 18th, from 12pm to 5pm.
The event will take place the third Sunday of each month from its first day through October.
The Community Fair Day will feature local artists and more than 50 local vendors in an outdoor market, selling arts, crafts, and other merchandise. Visitors can also explore Cowtown, watch gunfight shows and more.
Sunday admission is free to the public. Old Cowtown Museum is located at 1865 W. Museum Blvd in Wichita.
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Sedgwick County is reminding residents that they can still recycle their used Christmas trees.
The county’s Environmental Resources Department has set up 22 recycling sites across Wichita and Sedgwick County. The sites will remain open until Jan. 24.
The trees will be ground into mulch. Residents can take mulch from any of the sites for free.
Recycling the trees also keeps them out of the county landfill.
People should remove ornaments. lights and other decorations from the trees before recycling them.
Here is a list of the county’s Christmas tree recycling locations:
Wichita
Buffalo Park, 10209 Hardtner
Earhart Environmental Magnet School, 4401 N. Arkansas