Topeka, Kansas
- Founded (December 5, 1854)
- Topeka Constitution Proposed (December 15, 1855)
- De Facto Antislavery Capital of Kansas Territory (1856-1861)
- Free-State Legislature Names Charles Robinson Territorial Governor (January 15, 1856)
- Federal Soldiers Disperse the Topeka Legislature (July 4, 1856)
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Topeka, capital of Kansas, seat of Shawnee County, and third city in population, is bisected by the Kansas, or Kaw River, as it is more familiarly known.