Missouri/Kansas Border War Network

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A chimney made of native fieldstone from the Henry W. Younger farm with hand-cut stones provides an authentic setting for three interpretive panels telling the story of The Burnt District. An additional interpretive panel and memorial brick Reconciliation Plaza framed in native prairie grasses, flowers and trees complete the new monument located at 2501 W. Wall on the lawn of the Cass County Justice Center in Harrisonville, Missouri.

About the Author

Carol Bohl is the Executive Director of the Cass County Historical Society and serves as President of the Missouri-Kansas Border War Network and on the steering committee for Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area. All three organizations work together to preserve and share stories of the history of the Missouri-Kansas Border from 1854 to 1865, a time of strife, suffering and bloodshed unique to the history of the United States.