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HISTORIC  &  AUTHENTIC
KANSAS COWTOWN


LOCATED ON THE HISTORIC  CHISHOLM TRAIL
 

Caldwell, Kansas

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ATTRACTIONS & ENTERTAINMENT
Border Queen Museum

By Appointment Only

The Roost
Cattleman's Room
Opera House

By Scheduling A Tour

Historical Markers

Self-guided Downtown Walking Tour

Rails, Trails & Scales Visitor Center

Self-guided Tour

Talking Tombstones

By Scheduling A Tour
 

Border Queen Regulators 
Border Queen Bellas

By scheduling A Tour

Ghost Riders Of The Chisholm Trail
Scenic Highway Turnout
ALL ATTRACTIONS ARE AVAILABLE DURING SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENTS.
  (CHECK  UPCOMING  EVENTS)
For more information on any attraction please click HERE!

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.

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.

Caldwell Historical Society Hall of Fame 2024 Nominations 

Do you know a person or persons who has exhibited extraordinary interest in supporting, promoting, or preserving the history of Caldwell? 

To submit your nominee(s) for the Caldwell Historical Society Hall of Fame 2024 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

MAY 4TH & 5TH 2024
Activity Schedule Coming Soon
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

"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

CHECK BACK CLOSER TO THE EVENT

FOR TIMES AND ANY CHANGES

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