The political birthplace of the American Civil War and capital city of Kansas Territory.

Lecompton Reenactors - Performance at John Brown State Historic Site, Osawatomie, KS

Col. Henry Titus, by J. Howard Duncan
Clarina Nichols, by Diane Eickhoff
Jim Lane, by Tim Rues
James Montgomery, by Brad Woellhoff
John Brown, by Alan Sherrill
Sheriff Sam Jones, by Ed Hoover

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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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