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Tombstone Talks - April 27th
Featuring Prairie Mound Cemetery - Solomon KS
Join us for an afternoon guided walking tour through the cemetery to hear re-enactors tell the stories of our ancestors.
Ancestors being portrayed: Mr. J.T. Sellards, Charles William Bocker, Henry Whitley, Mr. Clyde E. Wood, Mr. Montraville Sias
Tour Times: 1:00 pm; 1:20 pm; 1:40 pm; 2:00 pm; 2:40 pm; 3:00 pm
Tickets: $5 each in advance by Thursday, April 24th. Tickets may be purchased at the Heritage Center or call 785-263-2681.
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Park and gather at North side (parking is available in the alleyway) of Solomon City Hall at 103 W Main. We will take you on a bus to the cemetery.
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EXPERIENCE HISTORY
Museum of Independent Telephony
Play the role of a telephone operator or dial a rotary telephone at the Museum of Independent Telephony, located within the Heritage Center museum building. This hands-on experience follows the history of the telephone from Alexander Graham Bell's first message to Mr. Watson to the flip phone of recent fame.
Discover the story of local entrepreneur C. L. Brown, who after having his right arm amputated following a farming accident as a youngster took his misfortune and turned it into a global empire under the United Company umbrella, founding several businesses including one that later became Sprint Telecommunications.
The Museum of Independent Telephony showcases the first telephone installed in Kansas in 1877 and exhibits the progression of telephone manufacturing to modern day. We tell the story of the Kansas men and women whose fine workmanship and innovation created the device that transformed the world.
The Dickinson County Historical Society is pleased to display
the history of the Independent Telephone industry through this museum
established in 1973 with the cooperation of United Telecommunications, Inc.