Wichita's Wild West Past // Wyatt Earp 1874-76 // Delano District

I've always been fascinated by the Wild West era, but I never knew the significance of it in my own current hometown of Wichita, KS. The Chilholm Cattle Trail that passed through Wichita and eventually made its endpoint there, helped build the city from a small town. Then the "Wild West" happened, frequently in the town across the river - Delano. An important time of Wyatt Earp's life was spent in Wichita as well and I do a parallel timeline to show how Wichita and Earp intersect in the 1870's. This video was a lot of fun to research and put together - what do you think of Wichita's Wild West past?

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0:00 Intro
0:40 1861-1869 - Wichita's beginnings
4:03 1870-1873 - Boom town
9:40 1874-1876 - Wyatt in Wichita
12:09 1877-1880 - Wichita calms down
14:08 Wichita/Delano today
16:48 Bonus - food/nightlife

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