Kansas Cities

By Joel Petterson

Thursday, January 22, 2009

City: El Dorado

Nickname: “El-Do,” “El-Dog,” “The E-L-D”

Location: South central Kansas, northwest of Wichita

County: Butler

Distance from Lawrence: Two hours or 135 miles

Founded: 1871

Population: About 12,600

Destinations: Downtown shopping and dining district, Kansas Oil Museum, El Dorado Lake, Butler Community College, Main Street Sculpture Alley, Historic Butler County Courthouse and McDonald Baseball Stadium/El Dorado Baseball Hall of Fame

Interesting Fact: Barack Obama’s grandparents and mother are originally from El Dorado, and they lived there until his mother was 13 years old. Obama visited the city for the first time in January 2008 during the presidential primary campaign.

—Sources: www.city-data.com, www.visiteldoradoks.com, www.mapquest.com, www.telegraph.co.uk

 

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Kansas Cities

El Dorado is northEAST of Wichita.

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