Merriam residents may drop off tree limbs from the recent storm at Merriam Public Works from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Proof of residency required.
Walker School, 1940s
Walker School interior
Walker School walkout students
Corinthian Nutter with her students
Hazel McCrav-Weddington with her students
Walker School historic marker at Philadelphia Baptist Church (Map #1)
South Park and Merriam map, 1922
South Park detail map, 1922
Mount Olive Baptist Church, est. 1922. Walker School teachers taught Black students for a year in the basement during the Walker School Walkout in 1948-1949. (Map #2)
South Park Elementary
Students at South Park Elementary, 1960s
South Park School Integration exhibit at Merriam Park Elementary (Map #6)
Crest Bible Church, formerly South Park Elementary (Map #3)
Web Family, 1988
Webbs with their granddaughter
Esther Brown
Esther Brown and the NAACP in 1948
Brown Memorial Park dedication ceremony
Alfonso Webb with state representative Jan Meyers at the Brown Memorial Park dedication.
Brown Memorial Park historic marker (Map #4)
Julius McFarlin, the first African American elected to a political office in Johnson County in 1973.
Merriam City Council, 1989. Julius McFarlin third from left.
Julius McFarlin soccer fields at Waterfall Park (Map #5)
Mayor Carl Wilkes
Mayor Wilkes outside Merriam City Hall
Mayor Carl Wilkes with City Council, 2006
Walking path at Merriam Historic Plaza with stories of Merriam's history. (Map #7)