The Butterfield Overland Despatch built a stagecoach station one-half mile south of present-day Wilson in 1865. Landmarks include Wilson County, Brown Hotel and Gold Dust Hotel. Wilson is the birthplace of John Kuck, athletics competitor.
Wilson, Kansas gifts and souvenirs: 36 designs made from Wilson's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $99. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Wilson Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Wilson Landmarks Photo Poster | from $40 |
| Wilson Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Wilson Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Wilson Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Wilson Town Line Mug | from $26 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon
Nine local landmarks, archival matte
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
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
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
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
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
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
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
Population 2010: 781 → 2020: 859
From Wikidata (CC0).
The Butterfield Overland Despatch built a stagecoach station one-half mile south of present-day Wilson in 1865. Three years later, the Kansas Pacific Railway built Wilson Station, named after the surrounding township, at the modern town site. In 1871, The National Land Company surveyed and planned the first town there, naming it Bosland in the hopes of attracting the cattle trade. Settlers from Pennsylvania, including some Pennsylvania Dutch, arrived over the following year. The settlement never became a center of the cattle trade, however, and continued to be known as Wilson, a name the U.S. Post Office officially codified in 1873.
Beginning in 1874, Czech immigrants from Bohemia came to Wilson to work on the railroad, establishing the town as an area center of Czech culture.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Wilson, Kansas, revision 1379810172 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Wilson 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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6 free coloring pages of Wilson, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Wilson's population was 859 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 781 in 2010.
Wilson County
Brown Hotel
Gold Dust Hotel
Neodesha United States Post Office