It's been 110 years since U.S. President William Howard Taft embarked on a grand tour of Kansas.
President Taft spent five days in Kansas in late September of 1911; he was helping Kansas observe a half-century of statehood.
On his first day in the state, President Taft took part in inaugural ceremonies at Baker University, then he went to Topeka. On the next day, Taft made a stop in Iola and helped lay the cornerstone of G.A.R. Memorial Hall, which was built in honor of Civil War veterans and served for 80 years as home to the Kansas Historical Society.
On his third day in Kansas, the President spoke at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. The following day, he dedicated flag poles at Washburn College in Topeka, and stopped at the Topeka Country Club.
On his fifth and final day in the state he made 17 talks, including laying a cornerstone at City Auditorium in Hutchinson, then stopping in Lawrence, Cherryvale, Coffeyville, Independence, Chanute, Ottawa, Atchison, and Leavenworth.