Walton, Kansas

Walton
Nickname(s): Wally, Walt, the Big W
Motto: From Death to Immortality
Country	USA
State	Kansas
Founded	1855
Government
- Mayor	Aron James (I)
- City manager	Bernard Krumpin
Population
- Total	16,707
- Demonym	Waltonian
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Walton is a city in Urfictite County, situated along the banks of the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers, not far off from Lawrence.

History

Walton, Kansas was founded in 1855 for the Apex Emigrant Aid Company by Chuck Libor, who later served as a Kansas representative of the U.S. House. The city was named for Amos Theodotus Walton, a prominent antislavery partisan and the son of famed fringe scientist Woodward Walton. Walton was Libor's cousin and a major source of funds and support for the new settlement.

In the Bleeding Kansas era, Walton was an important center of anti-slavery sentiment and stronghold for the free-state forces in the territory.