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Historical Markers in Kanwaka

 
Clickable Map of Douglas County, Kansas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Douglas County, KS (114) Franklin County, KS (18) Jefferson County, KS (17) Johnson County, KS (123) Leavenworth County, KS (163) Miami County, KS (30) Osage County, KS (10) Shawnee County, KS (106)  DouglasCounty(114) Douglas County (114)  FranklinCounty(18) Franklin County (18)  JeffersonCounty(17) Jefferson County (17)  JohnsonCounty(123) Johnson County (123)  LeavenworthCounty(163) Leavenworth County (163)  MiamiCounty(30) Miami County (30)  OsageCounty(10) Osage County (10)  ShawneeCounty(106) Shawnee County (106)
Lawrence is the county seat for Douglas County
Kanwaka is in Douglas County
Douglas County (114)  ►
ADJACENT TO DOUGLAS COUNTY
Franklin County (18)  ►
Jefferson County (17)  ►
Johnson County (123)  ►
Leavenworth County (163)  ►
Miami County (30)  ►
Osage County (10)  ►
Shawnee County (106)  ►
 
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1 ► Kansas, Douglas County, Kanwaka — Coon Point — Oregon Trail — 1842 —
A Camping Ground Lecompton Territorial Capital of Kansas 1855-1861 Three miles north — — Map (db m50757) HM
2 ► Kansas, Douglas County, Kanwaka — 40 — Lecompton — Capital of Kansas Territory —
In 1855 the new town of Lecompton was named the capital of Kansas Territory. President James Buchanan appointed a governor and officials to establish government offices in Lecompton, and construction began on an elegant capitol building. In the . . . — — Map (db m50755) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026