Baldwin Marker

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Baldwin City in Douglas County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Baldwin

By Thomas Onions, June 14, 2009

1. Baldwin Marker

Inscription. Here, and for the next 300 miles west, Highway 56 roughly follows the old Santa Fe Trail, and frequently crosses it. White settlement began in this area in 1854, the year Kansas became a territory, and in 1855 the town of Palmyra was founded. When Baker University was established on the outskirts in 1858 a new town sprang up. It was named for John Baldwin, an Ohio capitalist who in 1857 hauled a steam sawmill in over the trail. by 1863, Palmyra had merged with Baldwin.

Local Settlers were "Free-State" in the fight over slavery; several were captured in a Proslavery raid of 1859. Among Free-State leaders was Dr. Andrew T. Still, founder of Osteopathy, whose theory of healing was developed here.

Baker University, named for Methodist Bishop Osmon Baker, is the state's oldest four-year college. It houses the famous Bishop Quayle Bible Collection and its' first building. the "Old Castle" is now a museum.

Erected by Kansas Historical Society and State Highway Commission. (Marker Number 8.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Santa Fe Trail marker series.

Location. 38° 46.453′ N, 95° 9.843′ W. Marker is in Baldwin City, Kansas, in Douglas County. Marker is on U.S.

By Thomas Onions, June 14, 2009

2. Baldwin Marker

Photo of the marker in the pullout.

56 0.1 miles east of North 250th Road, on the right. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baldwin City KS 66006, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Baker University (approx. 1.2 miles away); Trail Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Battle of Black Jack (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Black Jack (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Black Jack (approx. 2 miles away); Black Jack Park (approx. 2 miles away); Stony Point Church and Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); Lawrence Veterans' Memorial (approx. 12.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Baldwin City.

More about this marker. This Kansas State Marker is in a small pullout with no facilities on the north side of US-56 accessible from both sides of the two-lane highway.

Also see . . .
1. Santa Fe Trail National Historic Trail. This is the website provided by the National Park Service. (Submitted on June 19, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)
2. Baker University. This is the link to Baker University. (Submitted on June 19, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)
3. Baldwin City, Kansas. The Official websirt for the City of Baldwin City, Ks. (Submitted on June 19, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)