HISTORIC & AUTHENTIC
KANSAS COWTOWN
LOCATED ON THE HISTORIC CHISHOLM TRAIL
Caldwell, Kansas
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ATTRACTIONS & ENTERTAINMENT
Border Queen Museum
By Appointment Only
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The Roost
Cattleman's Room
Opera House
By Scheduling A Tour
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Historical Markers
Self-guided Downtown Walking Tour
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Rails, Trails & Scales Visitor Center
Self-guided Tour
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Talking Tombstones
By Scheduling A Tour
Border Queen Regulators
Border Queen Bellas
By scheduling A Tour
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Ghost Riders Of The Chisholm Trail
Scenic Highway Turnout
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ALL ATTRACTIONS ARE AVAILABLE DURING SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENTS.
(CHECK UPCOMING EVENTS)
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For more information on any attraction please click HERE!
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Caldwell was founded in 1871 astride the then-new Chisholm Trail as an economic adventure of a group of Wichita entrepreneurs. The trail, running from Texas to the Intercontinental Railroad in northern Kansas, guided over a million longhorn steers and their guardian cowboys through Caldwell.
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This vintage cowtown --- a place of cowboys, saloons, gambling, and violence --- boasted a longer cowtown period (1880 - 1885), a higher murder rate, and loss of more law enforcement officers than other more famous cowtowns. Being the first town north of Indian Territory, cowboys went wild in this untamed "Border Queen City" after months on the dusty and treacherous trail. Gunfights, showdowns, hangings, and general hell-raising were commonplace.
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Caldwell Historical Society Hall of Fame 2025 Nominations
Do you know a person or persons who has exhibited extraordinary interest in supporting, promoting, or preserving the history of Caldwell?
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To submit your nominee(s) for the Caldwell Historical Society Hall of Fame 2025 click HERE and complete the form.
UPCOMING EVENTS 2024
co-sponsored by the
Caldwell Historical Society
CHISHOLM TRAIL FESTIVAL
EVERY FIRST FULL WEEKEND IN MAY
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MAY 4TH & 5TH 2024
Activity Schedule Coming Soon
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Second Saturdays
Border Queen Museum Open ​
March 9th 2024: 9am-4pm
April 13th 2024: 9am-12pm
May 11th 2024: 9am-12pm
June 8th 2024: 9am-12pm
July 13th 2024: 9am-12pm
August 10th 2024: 9am-12pm
September 14th 2024: 9am-12pm
October 12th: 9am-12pm
November 12th: 9am-12pm
December 14th: 9am-12pm
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"Stroll The Streets"
(DOWNTOWN FALL EVENT)
Date and Time To Be Determined
ENJOY A BRISK FALL EVENING STROLLING THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN CALDWELL AND PARTAKE IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS HAPPENING THIS NIGHT
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CHECK BACK CLOSER TO THE EVENT
FOR TIMES AND ANY CHANGES
