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Indianola, also known as Indianola townsite, was a settlement in Shawnee County, Kansas north of Topeka. It was established in 1854 along the government and stage road between Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth, and received more visitors than the nearby town of Topeka. At the time, the area was part of the Kansas Territory. Samuel J. Reader settled in the area in 1855 and established a farm at the age of 19. He stayed in the area and kept a diary about local events, including Bleeding Kansas, Civil War events, and area skirmishes.Prior to the American Civil War, the town was primarily proslavery and its residents were often at odds with Topeka residents who wanted Kansas to be a free state. For instance, on August 30, 1856, there were proslavery supporters who caused an incident. The local militia was brought in to prevent fire and theft. Although it was called the Battle of Indianola, there was no fighting. Once the war began, however, many Indianola residents joined the Union Army. Company F of the Fifteenth Kansas Cavalry was recruited in the town to fight for the Union Army during the war.Town residents began to move away from Indianola after the Kansas Pacific Railway built their railroad line through Topeka in or after 1865. The post office was discontinued December 29, 1868.

Seaman High School is a public secondary school in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It serves students from grades 9 to 12. It is operated by Seaman USD 345 school district, which covers 84 square miles of northern Topeka and rural Shawnee County, Kansas. The high school is one of the few in the world where the students operate a chartered bank.

The Topeka State Hospital (formerly the Topeka Insane Asylum) was a publicly funded institution for the care and treatment of the mentally ill in Topeka, Kansas, in operation from 1872 to 1997. Located at 2700 W 6th Street, the hospital opened in 1879, after the Osawatomie State Hospital, once thought to be sufficient, became overcrowded with mentally-ill patients. The first buildings in both Topeka and Osawatomie were designed by John G. Haskell who was among the architects of the Kansas State Capitol, and the hospital was designed in according to the Kirkbride Plan. As of 2010, the majority of the hospital had been demolished, and in June of that year, the center building was also demolished. Hummer Sports Park now occupies its space.

Potwin Place Historic District (known locally as Potwin) is a neighborhood of Topeka, Kansas. The neighborhood is well known for its brick-lined streets and variety of Victorian and Queen Anne style homes. It is bounded by SW Willow Ave (south), SW Woodlawn Ave (west), NW Grove Ave (north) and SE Greenwood Ave (east).

The Ward-Meade House is a historic house in Topeka, Kansas. It was built in 1870 for Anthony A. Ward and his wife, née Mary Jane Foster. It was inherited by their daughter Jennie, who lived here with her husband John Meade, an engineer for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. It remained in the Ward-Meade family until 1961, when it was acquired by the city of Topeka.It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 12, 1975.

Ward-Meade Park Botanical Gardens 2.5 acres (10,000 m2) are botanical gardens located in Historic Ward-Meade Park at 124 NW Fillmore Street, Topeka, Kansas, United States. The gardens feature more than 500 varieties of flowers, shrubs, and trees, all labeled with their botanical names, as well as a water garden with a footbridge, a gazebo and benches.

North Topeka, Kansas is an area of Topeka, Kansas. Although not officially a city, it is treated like one by many of its residents, and experiences relatively low crime rates compared to the rest of Topeka. Unlike most of the City of Topeka, North Topeka is served primarily by the Seaman USD 345 School District. The City of Topeka was actually incorporated in North Topeka.

The John Sargent House is a historic house located at 225 SW Clay St. in Topeka, Kansas. The house is considered to be a leading example of Gothic Revival architecture in Kansas.

The Topeka Boulevard Bridge is a four-lane automobile and pedestrian crossing of the Kansas River at Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. A complete rebuilding of the bridge took place from 2006 to 2008, in which guarded walkways for pedestrians were added, as well as various aesthetic amenities, like a clock. The bridge spans the Kansas River from West 1st Avenue to NW Gordon Street.

North Topeka Baptist Church is a church building at 123 NW Gordon in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. It was built in 1921. It survived a flood in 1951.

The Kanza Bowl was an American NCAA Division II college football bowl game between teams from the Lone Star Conference (LSC) and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). The game was played on the first Saturday of December from 2009 through 2012 in Topeka, Kansas. In 2010, it was rebranded as the Lower Inc. Kanza Bowl after being sponsored by local plumbing company Lower Inc.

Topeka Lutheran School is a private Lutheran elementary school in Topeka, Kansas, in the United States. Founded in 1874, the school is affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.