Sounds from the past...hoof beats and heartbeats.

Sounds from the past...hoof beats and heartbeats. (HMMO7)

Location: Pleasanton, KS 66075 Linn County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 15.555', W 94° 40.289'

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Frontier Military Historic Byway

Pro- and anti-slavery forces made their way to this area on horseback and on foot in the fight over whether Kansas would be a free state or a slave state. Skirmishes, scuffles and screams could be heard in the woodlands nearby.

The Marias des Cygnes Massacre occurred just northeast of here on May 19, 1858 when pro-slavery forces came from Missouri and captured 11 free-state men, killing five of them in a ravine. In December, 1858, John Brown gathered 11 slaves in Missouri and brought them to Kansas on their way to Canada on the underground railroad. The freed slaves reached Windsor, Canada in March, 1859.
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HM NumberHMMO7
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Year Placed2010
Placed ByFrontier Military Historic Byway
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Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 2:56am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 353761 N 4235901
Decimal Degrees38.25925000, -94.67148333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 15.555', W 94° 40.289'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 15' 33.30" N, 94° 40' 17.34" W
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Area Code(s)913
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 15710 N 4th St, Pleasanton KS 66075, US
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