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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYC2_ackenhausen-saddlery-company-building_Leavenworth-KS.html
In Leavenworth's early days this building was the home of the Charles Ackenhausen Saddlery Company. Mr. Ackenhausen was a prominent and progressive citizen and a great benefit to Leavenworth after immigrating from Hanover, Germany. In 1858 he work…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYC0_leavenworth-masonic-building-association_Leavenworth-KS.html
Original Masonic Lodge chartered in Kansas in 1856. From July 14, 1856 through October 21, 1868, nine lodges were established in Leavenworth County. Building Association chartered July 31, 1913. Cornerstone laid and dedicated May 10, 1914.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVHU_first-presbyterian-church_Leavenworth-KS.html
Rev. B. M. Hobson of Lexington, Mo. a Presbyterian preached in a grove of elms near 3rd & Miami in the summer of 1855. On 1 Jan. 1856 Rev. C. D. Martin of Philadelphia organized the First Presbyterian Church with nine members. The group reorganize…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVHR_world-war-and-all-war-memorial_Leavenworth-KS.html
In Grateful Memory of OurVeterans ofAll American Wars
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVHQ_leavenworth-county_Leavenworth-KS.html
After passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, May 30, 1864, this area was swiftly settled. The county was organized in 1855, taking its name from Gen. Henry Leavenworth who established the nearby fort in 1827. In a county seat war, Leavenworth was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVH4_quartzite-boulder_Leavenworth-KS.html
of the Glacial AgeDonated for Bicentennial Year1976 byMr. and Mrs. William P. McNameefrom their farm located inthe SE 1/4 of Sec. 8 Twp. 10 R-22-ELeavenworth CountyKansas
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVH3_leavenworth-county-world-war-memorial_Leavenworth-KS.html
Dedicated to theMemory of our Boyswho madeThe Supreme Sacrificein the World War Byron H. Mehl · Ernest BagwellAnthony Blanchard · William E. BurnsEdward Blochberger · Riley D. CunninghamDavid H. Crockett · Frank Curt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVH2_lincoln-at-stockton-hall_Leavenworth-KS.html
Campaigning for the Presidency of the United States, Abraham Lincoln crossed the Missouri River from St. Joseph to Elwood, Kansas Territory, on December 1, 1859. From there, he was driven in a horse-drawn buggy to Leavenworth. On December 3, 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVGA_site-of-offices-of-russell-majors-and-waddell_Leavenworth-KS.html
In the years 1855-1861 this firm was a major factor in the settlement of the West. Using thousands of teams, and both wagons and stagecoaches, it hauled supplies and passengers to Army posts and settlements west of Fort Leavenworth. Members of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVG7_knights-of-columbus-hall_Leavenworth-KS.html
Land for the building was purchased from the U.S. Government in 1857 by William H. Russell of Lafayette County, Missouri. The building was built in 1878 by James A. McGonigle for Francis Fitzwilliam. It was financed through the German Bank of Leav…
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