Kansas Museum of History

Kansas Museum of History
Entrance (2015)
Kansas Museum of History is located in Kansas
Kansas Museum of History
Location within Kansas
Established1984 (1984)
Location6425 SW 6th Avenue;
Topeka, Kansas 66615 [1]
Coordinates39°3′22″N 95°46′33″W / 39.05611°N 95.77583°W / 39.05611; -95.77583
TypeState historical museum
AccreditationAmerican Alliance of Museums
OwnerKansas Historical Society
WebsiteMuseum website

The Kansas Museum of History is the state historical museum in Topeka, Kansas, United States.[1] It presents Kansas history from the prehistoric to modern eras in 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of exhibits. The galleries feature a train (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe locomotive with two cars), full-sized tipi in the Southern Cheyenne style, a 1950s diner, and many other large features. Major topics covered in the main gallery include Native American tribal history, westward movement on the Oregon and Santa Fe trails, early settlers, the Bleeding Kansas and Civil War eras, and Populism at the turn of the 20th century.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Kansas Museum of History; United States Geological Survey (USGS); December 8, 2008.
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