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By Thomas Onions, June 28, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Lawrence Marker | | Closeup of Lawrence Marker | | |
Inscription. Lawrence was established in 1854 by the Emigrant Aid Company, a New England organization formed to prevent the new Kansas territory from becoming a slave state. When the first legislature enacted the so-called Bogus Laws with severe penalties for opposing slavery Lawrence was the center of Free-State resistance. Free-State newspapers here further antagonized Proslavery officers. Late in 1855 1500 Prosavery men gathered to attack the town. Free-State men came to its defense, among them John Brown. Bloodshed was averted by a "Peace Treaty." The next spring, however, a "sheriff's posse" of several hundred Missourians burned houses, destroyed two newspaper Presses and fired a cannon into the Eldridge Hotel on the pretext that it was an Abolition Fort.
During the Civil War Lawrence was a haven for runway slaves and was held responsible for Union raids into Missouri. On August 21, 1863, Quantrill and a band of guerrillas ravaged the town and killed nearly 150 men. Monuments to these victims and other historical markers may be seen in the city. Lawrence is home of the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Institute.
Erected by Kansas Historical Society and State Highway Commission. (Marker Number 10.)
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By Thomas Onions, June 28, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Lawrence Marker and Constant Park | | |
N, 95° 14.346′ W. Marker is in Lawrence, Kansas, in Douglas County. Marker is on 6th Street, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. The marker is on the north side of 6th Street as you travel west between Ketucky and Tennessee Streets. Marker is at or near this postal address: 230 West 6th Street, Lawrence KS 66044, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Free State Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Citizens Memorial Monument (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lawrence Veterans' Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Unknown Dead (approx. 1.9 miles away); Stony Point Church and Cemetery (approx. 10.3 miles away); Trail Park (approx. 12.9 miles away); Baker University (approx. 13.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Lawrence.
Also see . . .
1. Kansas Historical Markers. Official State Link to the Kansas Historical Markers (Submitted on July 3, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)
2. Lawrence Kansas Visitor's Bureau. This is te link to the City's Convention & Visitor's Bureau. (Submitted on July 3, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)
3. Lawrence Massacre. The Wikipedia Link to the Lawrence Massacre. (Submitted on July 3, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)
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By Thomas Onions, June 28, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Eldridge (Free-State) Hotel | | This was the site of the two hotels - 1 destroyed by Sheriff Jones and 1 by William Quantrill. | | |
Bleeding Kansas Lawrence Massacre |
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By Thomas Onions, June 28, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Lawrence Marker | | Historical Marker on Eldridge Hotel | | |
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By Thomas Onions, June 28, 2009 | |
| | | 5. Headstone of Walter Griswold | | Walter Griswold is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery on the campus of Kansas University and was a victim of Quantrill's Raid. | | |
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By Thomas Onions, January 5, 2008 | |
| | | 6. Lawrence Massacre Victims Memorial | | This Memorial is in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. This Cemetery has been described as Kansas's Arlington due to all of the historic figures from the early Territorial days buried here. | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on July 3, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. This page has been viewed 198 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Submitted on July 3, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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