Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Lingo Livery Stable
1870
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2012
1. Lingo Livery Stable Marker
Old Prairie Town at Historic Ward-Meade Park
Shawnee County Parks & Recreation website entry:
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The Lingo Livery Stable represents a building that was indispensable to a prairie town. Trips into town included a need for food, water and the care of animals while there. Horse and buggies could also be leased at Livery Stables.
This building was originally located in eastern Shawnee County, on property crossed by pioneers on the Oregon Trail. The Winifred Howley family donated the building to Ward-Meade. Taken down piece by piece, each stone was numbered and stored and the building was rebuilt on this spot. It was named for Hazel and Robert Lingo, whose donation made it possible to relocate the building here at Ward-Meade Park.
Erected by Old Prairie Town.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 39° 3.828′ N, 95° 41.015′ W. Marker is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County. It can be reached from Northwest Fillmore Street. Marker is in Old Prairie Town at Historic Ward-Meade Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 NW Fillmore Street, Topeka
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Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Santa Fe Caboose #1552 (here, next to this marker); The Pauline Depot (a few steps from this marker); Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Pauline Depot (a few steps from this marker); Pappan's Ferry (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Sheldon Study (within shouting distance of this marker); Victor Schoolhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Mulvane General Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Potwin Drug Store (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Topeka.
Also see . . . Ward-Meade Park, Topeka KS. Kansas Travel website entry (Submitted on May 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2012
2. Lingo Livery Stable
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2012
3. Wagons at Lingo Livery Stable
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,027 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
