Atchison, Kansas
Leslie and I visited my sister in Atchison and made a short travel film - my niece and nephews are the stars. Hope to return soon to see more of the train museum and the Victorian homes. Shot with the trusty Xacti HD and edited with iMovie.
Atchison, Kansas
Join me on a walk through Atchison, Kansas the birthplace of Amelia Earhart!
Also Atchison is said to be the most haunted town in the state of Kansas.
The inscription on the interesting statue at 2:50 reads as follows below:
Lessons From The Master
'William deafy Boular is the very human embodiment of the Kansas motto,
Ad Astra Per Aspera: To the stars through difficulties.
A champion bricklayer - once featured in Ripley's Believe It Or Not for laying 46,000 paving bricks in less than eight hours- Boular overcame adversity to literally lay the foundation for those who came after him.
An illness at 4-years-old left him deaf & unable to speak - then at age 10, hit by a train his legs were cut off below the knee. But he did not let his difficulties define him - becoming a productive & energetic worker known for his special boots and affectionately called Deafy by the people of Atchison.'
'Sculpture by Aleda Haug'
'Funded by the Guy I. Bromley Residuary Trust & the Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust.'
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Historic Atchison Trolley
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Haunted Atchison, Kansas
Atchison is the birthplace of famous Amelia Earhart, woman pilot, many Indian cultures, Lewis and Clark, rail road history and St. Benedict's Abbey and the Citadel Caverns but it is also haunted with many ghost stories and tours abound....
Steam Engine 811
Quick video from outside of the Atchison Rail Museum located in Atchison, Kansas.
Around Kansas - Cyrus K Holliday's Life as a Kansan - July 20, 2016
(Frank) And we’re back again, aren’t you glad? [laughter] (Deb) I know I am. (Frank) Well, we’re here. One of my favorite series running now is Hell on Wheels. (Deb) Oh gosh. (Frank) I’m sure that – I mean, there’s some history in it and all of that but I don’t know if you’re familiar with it but it’s— (Deb) A bit, it’s about, yes [chuckles]. (Frank) Yes, but it’s pretty much about the building of the Union Pacific and then the Southern Pacific and it’s getting close to the end of the series right now, which is really going to be sad because I love westerns. But anyway, the only reason I’m saying this now is because of course, Topeka Kansas is very famous for the Atchison Topeka and out there Santa Fe Railroad, which of course was built by Cyrus K. Holliday, one of the founders of Topeka, Kansas, USA. (Deb) One of my favorite people. He was mayor of Topeka five times, I think, and he is one of the people memorialized with a statue on Kansas Avenue and the downtown beautification, revitalization, just a shot in the arm. Kansas Avenue is incredible, so you’ve got to bring the kids to see the folks that are being honored. I know that Carl Ice, who is another native Kansan, another native Topekan was on hand. He is the chairman of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe, BNSF and he was on hand to dedicate the statue of Cyrus Holliday. Nobody loved Kansas more than Cyrus Holliday, seriously. Tacking Santa Fe onto the name of the railroad, it was so funny because he didn’t know if they’d ever get to Santa Fe but people wanted a railroad to Santa Fe. It had this mystique about it and by golly, they did. They got to Santa Fe and beyond. Let’s take a look at this famous Kansan. (Frank) Cyrus Kurtz Holliday was born in 1826, near Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He attended Allegheny College and graduated in 1852, with plans to practice law. Instead, he went into business. After making a handsome profit on a short line railroad venture, Holliday joined the throng of westward migrants and was among Kansas Territory's first settlers. Holliday settled at Lawrence, but not long after his arrival, he thought he should establish another enclave of free state citizens farther up the Kansas River. Holliday organized the Topeka Town Association he and marked off the town's streets and boundaries. He would play a principle role in the founding of the Free State Party. During the Wyandotte Constitutional Convention of 1859, Holliday served as Topeka's delegate. He succeeded in having his city officially designated as the future state capital. He was elected to the first of many terms as Mayor of Topeka, and he would help found the Kansas Republican Party, serving in both the territorial and state legislatures. In 1859, Holliday began plans for the construction of a railroad to run from Atchison, along the Santa Fe Trail, his most notable business venture. The ground breaking for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe took place in 1868. Holliday served as the ATSF director until his death in 1900. Holliday received the honorary, though unofficial, title of Colonel, which he carried for the remainder of his life, while supervising a Free State regiment during the Wakarusa War of 1855. During the Civil War, Holliday served as the Adjutant General of Kansas, in which capacity recruited soldiers and insured that supplies were sent to the front. Through this downtown Topeka pocket park with his statue as the centerpiece, generations of Kansans will be able to meet the man whose vision has shaped not only Kansas but also the American southwest.
5 Most Haunted Places in Kansas
There's a lot to love about Kansas, a place with a lot of history. Some of that history is dark, dark enough to create its share of ghost stories. Let's take a look at five of the most haunted places in Kansas.
Midland Railroad Hotel
Kansas Statehouse
Fort Riley
White Woman Creek
Sallie House
It's a creepy, frightening, weird and fascinating world out there. Let's take a look at the tales and legends behind hauntings, and explore the amazing, from the supernatural to the scientific, and from under the sea to among the stars.
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Haunted Places in Kansas
From Wichita to Overland Park, Kansas City to Olathe, The Speakeasy presents our picks for the most haunted places in Kansas! Enjoy!
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You Asked About Topeka. Part 1
This film promotes Topeka, Kansas, as a prosperous government, business, and cultural center, and encourages viewers to move to Topeka. The film highlights many aspects of the community including government and public services, business and industry, agriculture, education, hospitals, churches and entertainment. It showcases the Westboro neighborhood; Kansas Avenue; Gage Park; the State Capitol and the legislature; Cyrus Holiday and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad; Goodyear Tire Co.; Dupont; Forbes Air Force base; Lake Shawnee; Washburn University; the Topeka Public Library; the Kansas History Museum; Topeka and Topeka West high schools; the Veterans Hospital; Karl Menninger and the Menninger Foundation; and the State Hospital among other aspects of the city.
The United States Navy battle fleet with USS Kansas underway at sea in the North ...HD Stock Footage
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The United States Navy battle fleet with USS Kansas underway at sea in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The United States Navy battle fleet nicknamed 'Great White Fleet' that completed a circumnavigation of the globe, underway at sea in the North Atlantic Ocean. USS Kansas underway at sea with another ship in the background. Life boats hanging from the ship. American flag flutters atop a mast on USS Kansas. Location: North Atlantic Ocean. Date: 1909.
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_Panhandle Railroad Museum – Wellington, KS_ Episode 74 (Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 1067)
Panhandle Railroad Museum
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 1067
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Around Kansas - Lincoln's Visit to KS Territory in 1859 - January 27, 2016
(Deb) So Frank you don't really remember when Lincoln visited Kansas, right? (Frank) No, it was, it was....yea. (Deb) I don't either. Michael's sitting over there, I know he thinks we both do, yea... (Frank) Well you know the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe. You know the railroads opened up the west in America and Lincoln did travel here. (Deb) He did. He came. Took the railroad as far as St. Joe and then the railroad had not yet reached Kansas. Didn't until after the war. But of course, the railroad was big business. And Lincoln was a railroad lawyer. We don't think of him, you know you and I were talking earlier about his being folksy and the storyteller. He was also a corporate lawyer. And we don't think of him quite that way. But he was. And so part of his visit to Kansas obviously involved the expansion of the railroad. That was everything. Nineteenth century, everything is about expanding the railroad and crossing the country. And he was smack dab in the middle of that too. (Frank) Yea. Well, and he did say and you'll see that in this story, if I moved west, I'd move to Kansas. (Deb) He obviously was impressed with it when he was here. (Frank) Yes, he was. (Deb) He really was. I think that's nice for us to remember. It's a nice legacy for Kansas, that he was actually here and made some important speeches here. And had such a fondness for the state and fondness for the troops from Kansas. And yea, so that's a pretty good endorsement. (Frank) Yea, so let's take a look. It was not big news when the folksy attorney Abraham Lincoln visited the Kansas Territory in 1859. There were no trains in KT and Lincoln crossed the Missouri River at St. Joseph by ferry and arrived in Elwood on November 30. The thriving community was home to the Great Western Hotel where Lincoln spoke that evening. His topic was not new. The Lincoln and Douglas Debates just months before had made national headlines, and the press exposure was helpful to Lincoln. At that time, he was not nearly as well known as his
famously short rival, Senator Stephen Douglas. The pair had taken different sides on the slavery issue and Lincoln continued his condemnation of the evil institution while visiting the Kansas Territory. Lincoln would speak in Doniphan, Atchison, Leavenworth, and Troy. Ironically, his stage in Leavenworth at Stockton Hall would be visited only a couple of years later by famed Shakespearean actor, John Wilkes Booth. It was bitterly cold during Lincoln's visit. Mary did not accompany him. While in Leavenworth, Lincoln stayed with cousins, the Delahays. Artifacts from that visit are on display at the Frontier Army Museum at Fort Leavenworth. Cousin Julia Delahay would go on to marry Thomas Osborn. Perhaps it was this family connection that helped Osborn obtain a presidential appointment. In 1863, Cousin Lincoln would appoint Osborn to be U.S. Marshal in Topeka. Years later, Osborn was elected governor, making Lincoln's cousin, Julia, first lady of Kansas. December 2, 1859, John Brown, Old Osawatomie, was hanged in Virginia following the raid on Harper's Ferry. News of the execution reached Lincoln and he commented to the press that Brown had shown great courage, rare unselfishness,” but did not sanction his actions. “Old John Brown has just been executed for treason against the state. We cannot object,” Lincoln said, “even though he agreed with us in thinking slavery wrong. That cannot excuse violence, bloodshed, and treason. It could avail him nothing that he might think himself right.” The story of Kansas and Lincoln is so entwined. It was February 22, 1861, as President-elect that Lincoln was on his way to Washington. He stopped in Philadelphia and raised the first flag with the 34th star for Kansas in front of Independence Hall. As the flag was hoisted, it unfurled in the wind, a beautiful site. Lincoln hoped it was a good omen -- for him, for Kansas, for the nation.
Atchison High School Parade
Atchison Kansas. 2016
Topeka is a People Place. Part 1.mpg
Produced by the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, this film promotes Topeka, Kansas, as a commercial and culture center of the Midwest. It features many local businesses, manufacturers, and and public and private institutions including the Gage Park train and the Topeka Zoo; Washburn University and the Washburn art fair; Forbes Air Force Base; Karl Menninger and the Menninger Psychiatric Clinic; the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad shops; Shawnee Lake; the Topeka Symphony; and various industries such as Dupont, Hallmark and Goodyear.
Sallie House Virtual Tour
Periscope video of Eric with Atchison Paranormal and owner Luke Smith touring the house.
Total solar eclipse in Seneca, Kansas - August 21, 2017
Taken during totality of the solar eclipse that occurred over the United States on August 21, 2017.
Tour of Santa Fe Barstow railroad museum
A great display of locomotives , cars and memorabilia is at the former Sana Fe Harvey House in Barstow, Calif.
Union Pacific AC44CWCTE 5887 and empty coal train northwest from Atchison, Kansas
Union Pacific AC44CWCTE 5887 and AC44CW 7197 lead an empty coal train northwest out of Atchison, Kansas while Union Pacific AC44CWCTE 5651 and Kansas City Southern SD70ACe 4108 work the tail end.
Atchison High School Male Ensemble
Atchison High Schools Male Ensemble Group preformed in De Soto, KS on April 14, 2018
_Santa Fe Park – Chanute, KS_ Episode 57 (Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 762)
Santa Fe Park
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 762
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