John Cheney on Wichita State Basketball

Sports Trail Walk Path

"We've played in tougher places. At Wichita State, those fans would stand up and clap at the beginning of each half, and until their team scores, they don't sit down. We had 'em clapping for four minutes ...

John Ball House

In 1742, John Ball received a 166-acre land grant from Lord Fairfax and became one of the first settlers in this area. The oldest portion of the present house is a one-story 18th century log cabin that was probably built ...

National Historic Landmark - John Ballantine House

National Historic Landmark - John Ballantine House

One of the very few completely documented 19th-century -palaces--, this building (1884) vividly evokes a picture of Victorian life of the wealthy.

Built for a member of the Ballantine family, whose brewery in Newark was ...

John Ball

1756–1809

Pioneer settler of Lee County, Revolutionary soldier, juror, and surveyor. Helped select road from Martins Station to Cumberland Gap. Buried south of here at mouth of the cave. His wife was “Polly” Yearly. His great-grandson, P. M. Ball (1837–1927), was ...