Knitted Wit - Nicodemus National Historical Site

Knitted Wit yarns are hand dyed  in Portland, Oregon. We recommend hand washing to extend the life of your project. Always use cold water! Lay flat to dry.

• Manufacturer: Knitted Wit
• Collection: National Park
• Content: 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon
• Weight: Fingering
• Needles: US 2-4
• Yards: 420
• Gauge: 24-32 sts = 4"
• Color: Nicodemus National Historical Site

Where is it located?
Northern Kansas.

Whose land does it reside upon?
What is now Kansas is home to many indigenous tribes, including: Arapaho, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kansa, Kiowa, Osage, Pawnee, and Wichita. 

When was it established?
November 12, 1996

About this park:
Formerly enslaved African Americans left Kentucky at the end of the of post-Civil War Reconstruction period to experience freedom in the "Promised Land" of Kansas. Nicodemus represents the involvement of African Americans in the westward expansion and settlement of the Great Plains. It is the oldest and only remaining Black settlement west of the Mississippi River.

The five historic buildings represent the spirit of Nicodemus: church, self government, education, home, and business. They illustrate the individual and collective strength of character and desire for freedom of these early pioneers, who established Nicodemus - one of the oldest and most famous Black towns on the western plains.

On the NPS website, there is a welcome video, and one of the park rangers in the video is a descendant of the original settlers of Nicodemus! 

Why did we choose these colors?
We used this beautiful and hopeful photograph of a rainbow east of the Township Hall after a rainstorm during the Emancipation Celebration:

https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery-item.htm?pg=3380931&id=20C8E696-AC52-F898-A1569B7B3AC7172D&gid=C6E6DDB4-BB24-F3E7-51EB33EA0E490E0F

For more information:
NPS website: https://www.nps.gov/nico/index.htm
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