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Sep 23, 2020 · A Kansas-based artist has created a photo series documenting former sites of nuclear warhead silos in the Midwest.
- Coronado Heights
- The Brookville Hotel
- Barnard Ghost Town
- White Lakes Mall
- Sumner Elementary School
- Sauer Castle
- St John’s Hospital
- Bavaria Ghost Town
- Diamond Springs Ghost Town
- Kalida Castle
38.612941, -97.703255 History: Coronado is thought to have visited, what is now Kansas, on its search for the mythical “Seven Cities of Gold,” also known as the “Seven Cities of Cibola,” in the 1540s. The first road up the hill, Swensson Drive, was completed in 1920, alongside a trail known as Olsson Trail. As part of the Works Progress Administrat...
38.942926, -97.211844 History: The Brookville Hotel in Abilene, Kansas was founded in 1894 and has been in the same family since then. It is a finalist for the 8 Wonders of Kansas because of its renowned family-style chicken cuisine, which has been feeding customers since 1915. They relocated the restaurant near the interstate in Abilene about 2000...
39.188667, -98.045639 History: Barnard is a tiny town in Lincoln County, Kansas, located on the county’s northern boundary approximately 12 miles from Lincoln, the state capital. Barnard was founded in 1888 when the Chicago, Kansas & Western Railroad Company built a rail line through the town, and it was established as a city in 1904. It had a popu...
39.002760, -95.685362 History: On a plot of property 3.1 miles south of the Kansas State House, Topeka’s first mall-style shopping complex was built. In 1963, work on a 500,000-square-foot, fully-enclosed retail mall began. White Lakes Mall, designed by Keith Meyers of Topeka, was officially opened on October 15, 1964. A blazing fire broke out at t...
39.05799, -95.68273 History: The original Sumner School was established in 1875 or 1880, but it barely lasted until 1888 before being destroyed by fire. Originally a black school, it was transformed to a white school in 1885, with black pupils being educated in a smaller structure on the grounds. The burned-out school was rebuilt by a one-story fra...
39.06865, -94.63324 History: Sauer’s Castle is a three-story, German Gothic-inspired brick home constructed by a German merchant Anthony Sauer in the 18th century. It has a lofty watchtower and a roof walkway. The twin front doors are massive, measuring 10 feet wide, 10 feet high and 6 inches thick as a unit. In the year 1872, Sauer’s Castle was co...
38.84195, -97.60007 History: Six Sisters of Charity from Leavenworth, Kansas, came in Helena in 1869 and began their work of educating children, nursing the ill, and caring for orphans. The initial St. John’s Hospital, completed in 1870, was a timber frame construction. Saint John Hospital, Kansas’ first civilian hospital has a long history of help...
38.79811, -97.75564 History: Bavaria, Kansas, is a ghost town and unincorporated settlement about nine miles southwest of Salina. A post office was founded on July 8, 1867. The village had around 150 residents in the early 1880s, including a pharmacy store, a wagon shop, a blacksmith shop, a school, a syrup plant, and many dwellings. The lone gener...
38.55187, -96.74296 History: Diamond Springs, which was found in the early 1820s and earned the title “Diamond of the Plains” because of its big and plentiful spring, was a favorite destination for early travellers on the Santa Fe Trail. Because of the numerous Indian raids and limited water sources, the trail was named as “Journey of the Dead” in ...
37.85958, -95.70246 History: Hale Chellis called the town Chellis when he created it on July 14, 1869. The nationally acclaimed “Kalida” a historic site, which is best known for its distinctive “castle cave,” is possibly the most imaginative spot in the county. The structure was built as a farm utility cave to keep milk in the summer and fruits and...
Jul 29, 2013 · Originally installed by the Air Force as part of a missile system in the Topeka area in 1961, the site was only operational until 1965 when it was decommissioned and ultimately abandoned.
The ones deployed around Topeka, Kansas, were under the control of the 548th Strategic Missile Squadron, based at Forbes Air Force Base, which operated 9 missile sites in the area until they were decommissioned in 1965. One of the sites was located south of Lawrence, Kansas, near the town of Worden.
Aug 29, 2014 · However, four or five years after operations began, the silos were abandoned. By 1965, all the Atlas sites had been decommissioned, replaced by newer Titan missile sites, of which Kansas...
Oct 20, 2020 · Map showing the areas of the six Minuteman Missile wings on the central and northern Great Plains. The areas in black denote deactivated missile wings, the areas in red denote the active missile wings.
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Aug 18, 2023 · For all those who are tired of staying in traditional hotels or campgrounds, a new opportunity for accommodations may soon become available: a decommissioned missile silo located on the...
