Topeka, Kansas lies inside the boundaries of Shawnee County. People who traveled the Oregon Trail came through Topeka; Cyrus Holliday was one of them.
Topeka’s Linda Brown was in the Brown vs. Board of Education case. President George Bush made Monroe Elementary a National Historic Site in 2004.
Among those associated with Topeka, Kansas are Lanston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Charles Robinson, Ron Evans and Charles Curtis.
The city is renowned for its Boss Hawgs. Topeka also celebrates Festival of Trees, Mulvane Mountains-Plains Art Fair, Old Time Holiday Happenings and Miracle on Kansas Avenue.
