Search results
- Ottawa, city, seat (1864) of Franklin county, eastern Kansas, U.S. It lies on the Marais des Cygnes River.
www.britannica.com/place/Ottawa-KansasOttawa | Kansas Capital, Frontier Town, History | Britannica
People also ask
Where is Ottawa Kansas?
Where is Ottawa University located?
How big is the city of Ottawa?
What is a street map of Ottawa, Kansas?
How did Ottawa get its name?
When was Ottawa founded?
Ottawa straddles the Marais des Cygnes River and is located 58 miles (93 km) southwest of Kansas City at the junction of U.S. Route 59 and K-68. U.S. Route 50 and Interstate 35 bypass Ottawa to the south and east, while business US-50 passes through the city.
Ottawa, city, seat (1864) of Franklin county, eastern Kansas, U.S. It lies on the Marais des Cygnes River. Ottawa was founded in 1864 near the Ottawa Indian Baptist Mission, which had been established in 1837 on lands given (1832) to the Ottawa Indians in exchange for their Ohio lands.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ottawa, Kansas, located a little northeast of the county’s geographical center, is located 58 miles southwest of Kansas City at the junction of U.S. Route 59 and K-68. U.S. Route 50 and Interstate 35 bypass Ottawa to the south and east, while business US-50 passes through the city.
Ottawa, County seat of Franklin County, is a breath of small-town Kansas charm located just minutes from suburbia. Enjoy boutique shopping and unique dining on the historic main street.
- Old Depot Museum
- Downtown Ottawa
- Prairie Spirit Trail
- Franklin County Courthouse
- Plaza 1907
- Ottawa Memorial Auditorium
- Ol’ Marais River Run Car Show
- Forest Park
- Smoked Creations BBQ
- Ottawa Farmers’ Market
This exceptional local history museum has the perfect setting, in an historic two-story depot building on the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Galveston Railroad (LL&G). Composed of limestone brought in from Cowley County, 150 miles away in the south of Kansas, the depot is one of many local buildings designed by George P. Washburn, who we’ll talk about ...
Along Main Street, just south of the Marais Des Cygnes River, downtown Ottawa is preserved as an historic district. Commercial districts don’t come much prettier or so full of life, and the latter is thanks to a big helping of locally owned stores, restaurants and other businesses. Antiques are a real local specialty and you’ll come across as many ...
The Old Depot Museum is also the northern trailhead for a 50-mile path along the right-of-way of the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad as far as Iola. Connecting 10 communities, the Prairie Spirit Trail is paved where it runs through these cities, and has limestone screening on its rural portions. Since the path runs down the spine of Ot...
An abiding landmark for downtown Ottawa is the seat of government, completed in a Romanesque Revival style in 1893. The architect was one George P. Washburn (1846-1922), whose practice was right here in Ottawa and designed no fewer than 13 courthouses and nine Carnegie libraries in Kansas. The Franklin County Courthouse is considered one of his gre...
A star in downtown Ottawa, Plaza 1907 has recently been certified by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest operating movie theater in the world. Using a number of names since that time, Plaza 1907 can trace its history back to 1905 when one Fred Beeler screened movies here. This was officially a cinema from 1907 when it opened as The Bijou, wh...
This fine performing arts stage downtown opened in 1921 to honor Ottawa’s residents who had died in WWI. The Ottawa Memorial Auditorium was one of many buildings damaged by the Great Flood of 1951, and by the 1970s required a complete renovation. Since then the auditorium has had a capacity of 830, with a 30-foot proscenium stage, mostly for live m...
In September one of the largest car shows in the Midwest goes down in Ottawa. The Ol’ Marais River Run Car Show has been an annual tradition since 1985 and is restricted to cars from 1972 or earlier. This is normally a two-day event, beginning on the Friday night with a sociable cruise-in at Forest Park, accompanied by live music. The main event is...
Resting on the north bank of the Marais Des Cygnes River, Forest Park is in the northwest of the city and is loved for its grand old oak and walnut trees. It’s all a picture perfect venue for events like the Chautauqua Festival and Fireworks Show (Ottawa’s July 4th celebration), as well as the cruise-in for the Ol’ Marais River Run Car Show. Beyond...
Despite the fact that Ottawa is less than 30 miles from the Kansas City area, there’s only one BBQ joint in town. Fortunately Smoked Creations, founded in 2010, is one of the best in the region. The Traditional BBQ selection features hickory-smoked brisket, hand-rubbed pulled pork, lean smoked turkey breast, seasoned pulled chicken, smoked chicken,...
Ottawa has a thriving little farmers’ market, happening May through October on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings. The venue is the Orscheln Parking Lot at 2008 Princeton, not far from a Prairie Spirit trailhead if you’re coming on foot or by bike. There’s no better option for fresh produce and seasonal flowers in Franklin County, all sold ...
Where is Ottawa, Kansas? If you are planning on traveling to Ottawa, use this interactive map to help you locate everything from food to hotels to tourist destinations. The street map of Ottawa is the most basic version which provides you with a comprehensive outline of the city’s essentials.
Ottawa. Type: Town with 12,800 residents. Description: town in Kansas, United States. Postal code: 66067. Categories: city in the United States and locality. Location: Franklin, Eastern Kansas, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America. View on OpenStreetMap.
