As the largest city in Kansas,
Wichita has a long and storied past,
tracing its history back to the opening
of the west. Located at the junction
of the Big and Little Arkansas Rivers,
early records of local settlement indicate
initial encampment by the Wichita Indians
in 1863. As a railhead destination
for Texan cattle drives in the...
Located on the banks of the Arkansas River, along
the Chisholm Trail, Wichita, the largest city in
Kansas, is home to major aeronautical manufacturers
while remaining proud of its prairie roots.