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By William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Sounds from the past...hoof beats and heartbeats. Marker | | |
Inscription.
Pro- and anti-slavery forces made their way to this area on horseback and on foot in the fight over whether Kansas would be a free state or a slave state. Skirmishes, scuffles and screams could be heard in the woodlands nearby.
The Marias des Cygnes Massacre occurred just northeast of here on May 19, 1858 when pro-slavery forces came from Missouri and captured 11 free-state men, killing five of them in a ravine. In December, 1858, John Brown gathered 11 slaves in Missouri and brought them to Kansas on their way to Canada on the underground railroad. The freed slaves reached Windsor, Canada in March, 1859.
Erected 2010 by Frontier Military Scenic Byway.
Location. 38° 15.555′ N, 94° 40.289′ W. Marker is in Trading Post, Kansas, in Linn County. Click for map. Marker is at the Kansas DOT rest area, located about 1500 feet SSE of the intersection of US Highway 69 and Kansas Highway 52. Marker is in this post office area: Pleasanton KS 66075, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sounds of the byway...moccasins and tears. (a few steps from this marker); Sounds along the byway...anxiety and anticipation in the creak of wagon wheels. (a few steps from this marker); Sounds along the roadway...soldiers on the move. (within shouting distance of this marker); Sounds along the byway...saws, picks and axes. (within shouting distance of this marker); Sounds along the byway...fur traders bringing their goods. (within shouting distance of this marker); Sounds along the byway...auto, trucks and buses. (within shouting distance of this marker); Marais Du Cygne Martyrs Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Marais des Cygnes Massacre (approx. 0.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Trading Post.| | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Sounds from the past...hoof beats and heartbeats. Marker | | KDOT Comfort Station in distant center background. | | |
Also see . . .
1. Frontier Military Scenic Byways. (Submitted on August 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. Marais des Cygnes Massacre State Historic Site. (Submitted on August 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
3. John Brown Museum State Historic Site. (Submitted on August 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on August 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 541 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
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