Topeka, Kansas, USA
1895 - Topeka

Topeka, a city, the capital of Kansas, and of Shawnee co., is situated on both banks of the Kansas River, 45 miles W.S.W. of Leavenworth, 29 miles W. by N. of Lawrence, and 67 miles W. of Kansas City, Mo. Lat. 39°3' N.; lon. 95° 40'W. It is on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad where it crosses the Kansas Pacific Railroad, and is also the W. terminus of the Kansas Midland Railroad. It is well built, and has wide straight streets which cross one another at right angles. It contains a handsome state house, 45 churches, 3 national banks, several other banks, a court-house, a high school, Washburn College (Congregational), the college of the Sisters of Bethany (Episcopal), and a Catholic seminary. Four daily and 4 weekly news papers are published here. Topeka has 5 flouring-mills, a rolling-mill, 2 iron-foundries, a pottery, 2 brick-kilns, a carriage-factory, a woollen-mill, a cracker-factory, &c. The greater portion of the city is on the S. bank of the river, which is here crossed by an iron bridge. The machine shops of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad are located here. The State Asylum for the Insane is situated about 2 miles W. of the state-house. Bituminous coal is found in the vicinity. Topeka was incorporated as a city in 1857, and became the capital of the state in 1861. Pop. in 1870, 5790; in 1880, 15,452; in 1890, 31,007; including Topeka township, 36,781.

Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott

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