Cities in Kansas: El Dorado

Friday, August 21, 2009

City: El Dorado

Nickname: The Prairie Port of Kansas

Location: 30 miles northeast of Wichita

County: Butler

Distance from Lawrence: Two hours and seven minutes or 135 miles

Founded: 1871

Population as of 2000: 12,057

Destinations: World War II History Center, El Dorado Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Skating Rink and Bowling Alley, Coutts Memorial Museum of Art, Frontier Western Celebration, El Dorado Lake, Hudson Gardens, Star-Vu Drive-In Theater, Freedom Memorial, Butler County Community College, Butler County History Museum & Kansas Oil Museum, El Dorado Main Street, Iron Horse Concert Hall

Interesting Fact: Stanley Dunham, the maternal grandfather of President Barack Obama lives in El Dorado.

Sources: www.eldoks.com, www.wikipedia.com, www.googlemaps.com

What was your favorite part about growing up in El Dorado?

Chhaya Kolavalli

Sophomore

“I really love swimming at our lake and rock quarry. Swimming and tanning are basically the only things to do there in the summer.”

Jessee Waugh

Freshman

“It’s a small town atmosphere and was close enough to a big city (Wichita) so you could still have the bigger city experience.”

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