Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lecompton, Kansas
Lawrence is the county seat for Douglas County
Lecompton is in Douglas County
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This stone building was the headquarters of the Democratic Party during the Kansas Territorial period (1854-61). The cabin was used during a time when Lecompton, known as "The Birthplace of the Kansas Democratic Party,” was the territorial . . . — — Map (db m162724) HM
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States Department
of the Interior Rededicated 1982
The Lecompton Historical Society — — Map (db m32850) HM
Has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the
history of the United States of America — — Map (db m32851) HM
Dedicated to the memory of 1LT Michael L. Gandy, U.S. Army, Killed In Action, 29 March 1968, Vietnam
On May 13, 2003, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, proclaimed the Eisenhower Interstate Highway System in Kansas, as the "Purple Heart . . . — — Map (db m195019) HM WM
Samuel Jones was an entrepreneur. He constructed Constitution Hall in 1856 and it is now a National Landmark. He was appointed Sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas, in 1856 by Territorial Governor Daniel Woodson. Sheriff Jones enforced the laws of the . . . — — Map (db m119138) HM
