Wichita

In 1870, Darius Munger and William Greiffenstein filed a plat to lay out the first streets for what would go on to become the Kansas City which is under the watchful eye of the Keeper of the Plains, Wichita.

One year later, Wichita and Southwestern Railroad Company were established. Soon thereafter, a Sedgwick County bond issuance boosted prospects for Wichita, for Southwestern Railroad Company and for cattlemen.

A bond issuance was approved by Sedgwick County voters on August 11, 1871 – $200,000. The bonds enabled the financing of a rail extension which connected Wichita to Newton.

This was a boon to cattlemen. Cattle could now be shipped from Wichita to Newton, then off to the East Coast.