A traveler cannot understand the Border War without a visit to Lawrence, Kansas. Lawrence is located about 30 miles west of Kansas City and was one of the first towns settled in the Kansas Territory. Lawrence was settled by abolitionist who were funded and supported by abolitionists like the New England Emigrant Aid Company among […]
Lecompton is another town that has embraced its Civil War roots and markets itself to the outside world based on that image. The town’s slogan is “Historic Lecompton: The Birthplace of the Civil War, Where Slavery Began to Die.” Indeed, this very small town just a few miles northwest of Lawrence played a significant role
The first Capital of Kansas was located in a small town called Pawnee, Kansas. It has been said that the events that took place in the building, which still stands today, were the first actions that would eventually lead to the Civil War. Pawnee was just outside the boundaries of Fort Riley which had been
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Check out my article in the January 29th edition of the Johnson County Gazette. This month I look into the man for whom Johnson County was named, The Reverend Thomas Johnson. Johnson is an interesting character whose reputation is not exactly “squeaky clean”. The article can be found on the Johnson County Gazette website at
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Border War Extra: No trees along the MO/KAN border during the Civil War! Ok, that’s not true, but the landscape of the Missouri Kansas border during the Civil War years was much different than it is today. This entry in the Border War tour series is a little different because I don’t have a lot of
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