In 1865, a Butterfield stagecoach station was built a half mile south of the present site of Wilson.

Attica and Bosland were early names for the town before the US Post Office decided it was Wilson, in 1873.

During the 1870's, large numbers of immigrants from Czechoslovakia arrived to work on the railroad and gave the area a unique culture.

Francis Swehla was the first Bohemian homesteader in 1874; he was instrumental in bringing more Czech settlers the area which eventually lead to the Charter naming Wilson the Czech Capital
of Kansas, 100 years later, in 1974.

J.T. McKittrick was one of the first settlers who built hotels and businesses, and brought the Pennsylvania-Dutch to the area.

Learn About ► Area Geology                                                                            Czech Festival Dancers

         Bank                                         Current Downtown Wilson                                   Midland Hotel
 

Elevator & Sunflower Coal

    
City Water Reservoir turned Jail & Monuments