Wamego Kansas QUEEN CITY OF THE KAW

Population (year 2000): 4,246, Males: 2,049 (48.3%), Females: 2,197 (51.7%), Elevation: 990 feet. Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County between Manhattan and Topeka along US Highway 24 near the Kansas River and Vermillion Rivers.

Community Events include:

• April 20 & 21 Tulip Festival
• July 1-4 Fireworks Stand Sales
• July 4 Evening Fireworks Display at dark
• Fourth of July Celebration
• Walter P. Chrysler Antique Car Show

Special Places in Wamego;

• Wamego has a Dutch-style windmill built in 1873 by an immigramt from Holland to grind grain.
• The Columbian Theater in Wamego is nicely restored and serves as a theater, museum, and gallery.
• The Louis Vieux Elm near Wamego has been called the largest American elm in the US. Travelers along the Oregon Trail rested under this tree.

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