Lecompton in Douglas County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Lane University
1865-1902
By Lee Hattabaugh, July 1, 2010
1. Lane University Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States Department
of the Interior
Rededicated 1982
The Lecompton
Historical Society
Erected 1982 by The Lecompton Historical Society.
Location. 39° 2.683′ N, 95° 23.5′ W. Marker is in Lecompton, Kansas, in Douglas County. Marker can be reached from Boone Street north of County Road 1023, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is located at the Territorial Capital museum building. Marker is in this post office area: Lecompton KS 66050, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lecompton Constitution Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sheriff Samuel J. Jones (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kansa Indians (approx. 3 miles away); Lecompton, Capital of Kansas Territory (approx. 3½ miles away); Coon Point (approx. 3½ miles away); First United Brethren in Christ Church in Kansas (approx. 5.4 miles away); a different marker also named Lecompton (approx. 6.6 miles away); Kansas River Flood Levels (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lecompton.
Categories. • Education • Notable Buildings •
By Lee Hattabaugh, July 1, 2010
2. Lane University Marker
By Lee Hattabaugh, July 1, 2010
3. Lane University
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4. Lane University
Historical photo inside the museum.
By Lee Hattabaugh, July 1, 2010
5. Territorial Capital
This is what the building was supposed to look like if it had been finished as the Territorial Capitol of Kansas.
By Lee Hattabaugh, July 1, 2010
6. Lane University
A painting hanging in the chapel room of the Lane University/Territorial Capital museum building.
By Lee Hattabaugh, July 1, 2010
7. Lane University
Description of the painting.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on July 10, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 553 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 10, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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