Buildings that shaped Hutchinson's future, business, housing and transportation

Since the turn of the century, Hutchinson began to grow through three key factors: salt, railroads and grain production.Reno County Museum chief cu...

August 14, 2022
3:22 PM

Since the turn of the century, Hutchinson began to grow through three key factors: salt, railroads and grain production.Reno County Museum chief curator David Reed said those three factors caused Hutchinson's success in the early 1900s, with dozens of residents building large commercial spaces."There's a reason why things are here in Reno County," Reed said. "There's a reason why Hutchinson had three railroad lines at one time — I want people to have that sense of community, and that we're all here because these guys were doing something 100 years ago.

Olivia Bergmeier