Cawker City Explorations
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Cawker City Explorations | HistoryBall of TwineFarmer Frank Stoeber started saving used twine in his barn in 1953. The ball of twine was moved to Cawker City and now visitors take photos and add twine to make it even bigger.Claire WindsorSilent movie star grew up in Cawker City, changed her name and ended up with a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.Founder MemorialDrinking fountain memorial to namesake for Cawker City.Hesperian Library City MuseumHistoric Library being restored to original greatness to become Cawker City Museum.Lincoln ParkWhat was once beautiful Oak Trees on Oak Creek flooded after a history of Chautauqua's, prisoner of war camp, and church camps.Oldest Church Pipe OrganOldest church pipe organ in Kansas built in 1886 now in Cawker City's United Methodist Church.Waconda SpringsHealing mineral pool used first by Indians and early settlers. Later many traveled for treatments at sanatorium. Now it is covered by Waconda Lake after Glen Elder Dam was built during 1960's. |
Linda Clover
321 Maple St
Cawker City, KS 67430 Phone: 785.781.4470 City Clerk
804 Locust St
Cawker City, KS 67430 Phone: 785.781.4713 |