One of Derby’s early blacksmith shops was located on Washington Street just east of the railroad tracks. The shop was owned by A. C. Simonsen and his son, Max C.
Shown standing from the left are A. C., his daughter Sedona, and son Max C. In the…
The Evangelical Church parsonage was built on lots 84 and 85 of Georgie Avenue.
On pages 11 and 12 of the Madison Avenue United Methodist Church 1868-1968 history, "the trustees of the church bought two lots from the El Paso town company July 2,…
Digital image of the original plat map of El Paso, Kansas filed with the Sedgwick County Register of Deeds in July 1871 by J. Hout Minnich and John Hufbauer.
All blocks 300 feet square. Baltimore & Georgie Avenues Main & Market Streets 100 ft…
Alexander and Margaret (Dickson) Garrett were the first settlers to put down roots in what was first El Paso and was renamed Derby, Kansas. In 1869, the area was considered Indian Territory (Osage Trust Lands) and had many transient traders, trappers…