So let’s strike up the band! While we’re here, check out the time capsule to be opened in 2075, and the courthouse’s “Do Unto Others” placard, which was inspired by the speech given by Judge Stillwell in 1899 when the courthouse was dedicated. These wood-frames were rolled in from the ghost-town of Kalida around 1875-1876, but today you can still visit Kalida’s iconic “castle” built in 1893.Ĭrossing north over the street now, here on the courthouse lawn’s southwest corner you’ll find various monuments, including two to the veterans of Woodson County. This wall was constructed after fires destroyed many of the square’s first buildings. Gazing east on the south side of the square, I want you to look closely at the cream-colored firewall that covers the west side of the building, partially covered with vines.
You’ll also find paintings of Chief Opothleyahola, who led his people on the horrific “Trail of Blood on Ice,” just south of town, as well as depictions of an octagonal barn that once stood north of YC, and the Washington School, which stood where the High School gym now sits. You’ll notice the same stone bank painted on the mural facing south, on the building just north of the bank, which was the first Freemason’s lodge in Yates Center. And speaking of brick- and stone-work, an impressive sandstone bank once occupied the very southwest corner of the square! You’ll notice the entire square is paved with bricks, which if you look at the accompanying photos you’ll see teams of horses that carried them in during the first couple decades of the twentieth century. Bacon 1884, one of the first physicians in Yates Center, as well as what was once a livery stable and saddle shop, which explains the beautiful arched stone doorways.Ī couple generations ago, Steiner’s Sundries was a hot hangout for young people wanting roasted peanuts or a cold drink, but it’s now a sports museum.
Proceeding south on State Street, you’ll notice overhead an inscription for Dr.
Let’s start on the square’s northwest corner at the Hotel Woodson, opened in 1887, where Buffalo Bill and friends once stayed, as well as getting into a bar-room brawl over grape juice and spilled dishes. What follows is a list of things you and your loved ones can check out while touring the cultural heart of the county. Yates Center is quite proud of its historic town square, and for good reason.
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