Dedicated in F. C. & L.
to the Union
Soldiers & Sailors
of the War
1861 - 1865
Erected May 30, 1913
Civil War Cannon Replica
Dedicated Dec. 7, 1976
by
Holton National Guard
V.F.W. & Amer. Leg.
Courtesy of
Denison & KS . . . — — Map (db m63876) WM
Just before Christmas, 1858, John Brown "liberated" eleven slaves in Missouri. He hid them in a covered wagon and circled north on the underground railway toward Nebraska and freedom. En route a Negro baby was born. Late in January they reached . . . — — Map (db m228347) HM
One witness to this event later wrote that it was no joke to attack old John Brown. The abolitionist inspired such terror that in January 1859, about 1.5 miles north of here, a U.S. marshal fled at the mere sight of him. Brown, escorting 11 slaves . . . — — Map (db m262990) HM
