Old City Jail
category : Pioneer Life

The Old City Jail can be viewed year round in the alley between Avenue E and Avenue F in downtown Wilson.
Come visit us in Wilson, Kansas
Come visit us in Wilson, Kansas
The native limestone structure was originally built in 1889 as the "Power Hotel." In 1902 a fire gutted the interior of the Hotel leaving the limestone walls. Mr. Samuel Anspaugh agreed to purchase the hotel site if the town would raise the money for interior construction. A fund drive netted $2,250
Wilson, KS Historic HotelsThe third building for the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church was erected in 1911 of veneered brick. It is named for Svaty Vaclay, St. Wenceslaus, the patron saint of Bohemia.
The St. Wenceslaus Cemeteries - On June 16, 1887
Wilson, KS Historic ChurchesAt Granny Mae's Pumpkin Patch we have created six unique patches - Munchkin Land, SuperFreaks, Land of Giants, Gourd Grove, Full Moon Farm, and the Pumpkin Patch - where we grow pumpkins and gourds in every shape, color, and size imaginable. Everything grown at Granny Mae'
Wilson, KS Pumpkin PatchesA unique stone building in Wilson, Kansas, is the round jail built around 1911. Originally it was used for a water tower of the city, with the lower part serving as the jail. The 18
Wilson, KS Pioneer LifeAugust 12, 1868 - At the homestead site of David A. Bogardus, 40 rods north of the Solomon River and 3 miles southeast of Wil...
Stone markers can be seen where this trail crosses the north-south country roads. The Butterfield Overland Despatch followed ...