Read Any Good Boots Lately? Artist: Chris and Sue Langseth The cowboy boot was arguably invented at Olathe Boot, which started making custom boots in Olathe, Kansas in 1873. Olathe Boot (alternately Hyer Boot Company) sold to a Texas firm in 1977 but continued to manufacturer boots in Olathe until 2001. During 2007 Olathe Sesquetennial celebration, the community sponsored Welcome Home! Cowboy Boots! a public art exhibition that displayed 12 6-foot tall fiberglass boots that were designed and created by area artists. The cowboy boots were displayed around Olathe, prior to being sold at a fund raising auction. But some of the Welcome Home! Cowboy Boots! remain on exhibit in Olathe. The Mahafee Farmstead Boot was moved to new Olathe Heritage Center at 1200 Kansas City Road, the The Hyer-KSD Connection remains on display at the Kansas School for the Deaf at 450 E. Park Street, and the Read Any Good Boots lately? boot is displayed within the Olathe Public Library at 201 E Park, Olathe - (913) 971-6950. Please email me the location of any other Welcome Home! Cowboy Boots! on display around the Olathe area or elsewhere.
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