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William Swaney and grandsons Bernard and Roy
circa 1908
William Swaney and his grandsons Bernard and Roy around 1908. In the background are the farms of William Swaney and Captain Paisley
Transcription of the back of the photo:
To Dixon & Patricia Dec 11-75…
Transcription of the back of the photo:
To Dixon & Patricia Dec 11-75…
Garrett Homestead
1100 E. Chet Smith
(Historic Landmark #7)
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…
El Paso Business District
Derby Police Department, 229 N. Baltimore
(Historic Landmark #2)
On July 11, 1871, J. Hout Minnich and John Hufbauer filed a town plat for El Paso in Sedgwick County, Kansas. It established streets from Madison to Kay and from Water Street to Georgie Avenue, and business boomed.
Around the turn of the century,…
Around the turn of the century,…
