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The first dwelling in Lecompton was a log cabin owned by Thomas and William Simmons. A stone addition with a basement was added later. The cabin is gone, but the stone addition remains and today it is the Democratic Headquarters at the Bald Eagle River View Park.
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Kansas Territorial Sesqucentennial Commision
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