Pioneer History

The "Little Town" Well is the actual well that was used here at the turn of the century when Oswego was called Little Town....

The log cabin home was built on this site in 1867. This land, now set aside as Thomas Park, was given to Oswego by...

Although it is over the county line in Osage County, the Arvonia Schoolhouse was the focus for Lebo's Welsh community and the location for...

If morality was disregarded by some elements of society, those who chose to flout the law often wound up in places like this, the...

Built of limestone, this two story structure opened in 1869, only eight years after Kansas became a state. The prisoners were confined in cells...

J.B. Mahaffie purchased a 160-acre tract of ground 1-mile north of the town of Olathe, Kansas along the Santa Fe Trail in 1857. In...

The sod house shows the ingenuity of the homesteaders. The late 19th century dwelling exhibits furniture, clothing and other artifacts of pioneer life on...

Mickey's Museum, donated by Vernon Mickey of Hoxie, is operated by the Sheridan County Historical Society. This museum covers generations of SheridanCounty history through...

Tourists will relive a bit of the past when they visit the Adobe House located at the Prairie Dog State Park. This earthen-walled structure...

The Hillmon Schoolhouse was the sixth school district to be organized in Norton County. The school houses were numbered as they were built and...