Silver Flyer Railbus
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Event Details
Ride the train from Abilene to Enterprise, then the Railbus from Enterprise to Woodbine. Lunch in Woodbine. Drive by stone houses, in the German & Swedish communities on the return trip to Enterprise. Return to Abilene by train. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS. May thru October, usually the last Saturday.
Silver Flyer Railbus
Phone : 785-263-1077 (Always call and confirm events.)
Email Address : asvrail@gmail.com
Web: www.asvrr.org
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Historical
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Pioneer Log Cabin
The pioneer museum was built in 1915 as a home and displays agricultural tool exhibits.
Manhattan, KS MuseumsRiley County Courthouse
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places the dominating limestone Courthouse was completed in 1906, built by Topeka contractor, J.B. Betts, and local contractor, Clarence Johnson. The citizens pledged $1,000 for the tower clock.
Manhattan, KS Historic CourthousesWolf Butterfield House Museum
The Wolf Butterfield House served as a way station for the Butterfield Stage Line started by David Butterfield in 1865. The limestone house contained dining and sleeping faciltities as well as a tavern for stage line patrons.
Manhattan, KS Museums
Randolph Jail
The Randolph Jail is a nineteenth century jail located on the grounds of the Riley County Historical Museum. It was relocated here from the old town of Randolph in northern Riley County when the old town location was moved with the creation of Tuttle Creek Reservoir.
Manhattan, KS Pioneer LifeWareham Hotel
Harry P. Wareham moved with his family from Flush, Kansas in 1868, when he was two years old and when he was nine and his brother, William, was eleven, their father died. Mrs. Wareham, Sarah, established the Wareham Millinery Company, which she ran for many years.
Manhattan, KS Historic Hotels