Between 1854 and 1857, the Lecompton area was a hive of activity as pro-slavery Southerners arrived with the goal of expanding slavery to the new Kansas Territory. While many Southerners came to establish homes, others had little intent on settling in the territory...
In 1857, Lecompton went from being known as the Proslavery Capital to the Free State Capital of the Kansas Territory with the defeat of the Proslavery Party by Kansas voters. Victorious Free State legislators triumphantly march into Lecompton, accompanied by a raucous...
October 1857 in Lecompton, Kansas
A quick history into the Lecompton Constitutional Convention, the writing of the Lecompton Constitution, and submission to Congress.
She endured the hardships of settling in Kansas Territory.
A ranch at Grover Station hoped to cure the deadly tuberculosis.
Social services for those in need in Douglas County, first organized in 1866.
Veterans of WWI featured in a special exhibit at the Territorial Capital Museum.
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Museums in Lecompton will have special events June 17th