Sterling is home to Sterling College. Landmarks include Sterling Free Public Carnegie Library, Shay Building and Cooper Hall. Sterling is the birthplace of Beulah Armstrong, mathematician.
Sterling, Kansas gifts and souvenirs: 23 designs made from Sterling's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Sterling Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Sterling Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Sterling Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Sterling Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Sterling Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Sterling Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
Population 2010: 2,328 → 2020: 2,248
From Wikidata (CC0).
For millennia, the land and future state known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Rice County was founded.
Sterling was founded in 1872, originally called Peace for Mr. Ninde, a Quaker. In 1876, the name was changed to Sterling, by two brothers after their father Sterling Rosan.
In the 1890s, Jonathan S. Dillon sold groceries at his general store in Sterling. Later in 1913, he opened his first J.S. Dillon Cash Food Market in Hutchinson. Later he expanded into the Dillons grocery supermarket chain.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Sterling, Kansas, revision 1379690881 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Sterling sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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2 free coloring pages of Sterling, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Sterling's population was 2,248 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 2,328 in 2010.
Sterling Free Public Carnegie Library
A view of Sterling