City
of Iola, Allen County, Kansas
Allen County, founded in 1855 and
named for
William Allen, U.S. Senator and Governor of Ohio, is located in the
southeast part of the
State. Allen County is twenty-one miles north and south, twenty-four
miles east and
west containing 504 square miles, or 322,560 acres. The county is
divided into ten
townships. The county seat is Iola, home of the largest town square
in the
country. Allen County in 1990 had a population of 14,638
people.
Colleges
- September -
City of Elsmore Days
Elsmore, KS 66732
- September -
City of Moran Days
Moran, KS 66755
- September -
Buster Keaton Celebration, Sept, Iola
- October -
Biblesta Parade
Humboldt Square - Humboldt, KS 66748
- October - Farm
City Days
Iola Square - Iola, KS 66749
- November -
Veteran's Day Parade
Iola Square - Iola, KS 66749
Public
Libraries
- Allen County Memorial Wall
Tribute to the over 9000 veterans of Allen
County Open year round. Located on the south
side of the Iola
Square.
- Iola Bandstand
On the courthouse square, the Iola
Community Band has been
playing concerts every summer since 1871. Concerts held Thursday Nights.
- Old Allen County
Jail
Built in 1869 and in use until
1958.
Was listed on the National Register of
Historic Places in 1977.
Just north of the Iola Square.
- The
Funston House - Major General Frederick Funston Boyhood Home
A new addition to the museum complex in
Iola - tribute to
Kansas' Great Spanish American Warrior. Located west side of the Iola
Square.
- The Museum Gallery
Tells the story of Allen County from
its beginning, through
the Gas Boom Days at the turn of the century until today. Just north of the Iola Square.
- The Museum Room
Located at the Allen County
Courthouse. The museum room features major exhibits on
Allen County history. Iola Square, Iola
- Southwest Pueblo
Pottery Wichita
- Kansas
Museums
- WWW-VL: History US History Museums
Allen County
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