Something new can be seen around Newton.
In front of Breadbasket, Newton, Ks
In front of Et Cetera Shop, 629 Main, Newton.
While today it is a place to ‘hitch’ your bike, the idea is old.
Businesses along Main would have a place to hitch your horse while you shopped or did business.
500 Block, Main, Newton. 1885.
Parade, ca. 1900. Newton?
Walton, Ks 1907.
Early street scene, possibly Sedgwick, Ks.
Commercial Street, Sedgwick, ca. 1900.
Residential areas also made use of hitching posts and some can still be seen. In some cases, all we have is a photo with no location identified. Some may have been taken down since the photo was taken. If you happen to recognize one, let us know at HCHM so we can add it to our information with the photo.
Concrete & Stone Hitching Posts
HCHM, 203 Main, Newton.
920 N. Main, Newton.
Unknown location, Newton.
Unknown location, Newton.
100 Block E 7th, Newton
325 N. Pine, Newton
325 N Pine, Newton
207 N. Pine, Newton.
Sherman & E. Broadway, Newton.
224 E. 4th, Newton.
The home of P.M. Claassen Family in the early 1900s.
322 E 4th, Newton
206 E 10th, Newton. Home of J.B. Dickey, Jr in 1928.
801 N. Plum, Newton. Home of Dr. O.W. Roff in the early 1900s.
Wood Hitching Posts
Unknown location, Newton
Metal Tree Trunk Hitching Posts
413 W. Broadway, Newton. 1928 home of the F.M. Overstreet family.
425 W. Broadway, Newton.
433 W Broadway, Newton.
608 E. 4th, Newton.
Unknown location, Newton.
Unknown location, Newton.
Plain Metal Hitching Posts
Unknown location, Newton.
Unknown location, Newton.
Unusual Hitching Posts
Unknown location, Newton.