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Lecompton Constitution, Territorial Capital of Kansas - www.lecomptonkansas.com
  Lecompton Historical Society

640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton, KS 66050

785-887-6520 or 785-887-6148 lanemuseum@aol.com
Constitution Hall was built in 1856. The Lecompton Constitution would have admitted Kansas as a slave state. Controversy erupted and it became a prime topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. See the restored Hall where visitors are reminded of the simmering border during the 1850s.
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The Trailside Center — New Santa Fe/ Historical Society of New Santa Fe - www.trailsidecenter.org -- www.newsantafe.org

9901 Holmes Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131
816-942-3724

info@trailsidecenter.org

info@newsantafe.org
Westport Wall with contributions from leading artists in Kansas City, Watt’s Mill and Trail exhibits.
 
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John Wornall House Museum - www.wornallhouse.org
6115 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64113
816-444-1858 kandice@wornallhouse.org
In 1858 Kentuckian John Wornall built this elegant Greek Revival style home. During the 1864 Battle of Westport, both Confederate & Union Armies occupied the farmhouse. This home has been authentically furnished
 
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Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield, Cemetery, & Museum -www.historiclonejack.org
301 S. Bynum Rd., (P0 Box 34), Lone Jack, MO 64070
816-697-8833 amiller@historiclonejack.org
The Lone Jack Museum & Cemetery was dedicated in 1963 by President Harry Truman to preserve the memory of one of the bloodiest battles fought in Missouri during the Civil War. This is one of the few battlefields in the nation where the soldiers are still buried in the original trench graves. 8oo Union troops were defeated by a Confederate force of 3000 during the Battle of Lone Jack in August 1862.
 
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Lee’s Summit Historical Society Museum - www.leessummithistory.net
220 SE Main St., Lee’s Summit, MO 64063
816-525-9440
derbyshirelane@prodigy.net
Visit the restored Train Depot in Lee’s Summit to learn about Cole Younger, Dr. Pleasant Lea, and the early days when the town was known as Strother.
 
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Johnson County Historical Society - www.jchs64093.org
302 North Main St., Warrensburg, MO 64093
660-747-6480 curator_jchs@embarqmail.com
  Visit the site of the original 1870 trial of Old Drum, the beloved hunting dog of pioneer Charles Burden. The story of the trial, the neighbors and the illustrious attorneys who brought the case acclaim is all explained here, where it happened.
   
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Cass County Members in Harrisonville
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Cass County Historical Society - www.casscountyhistoricalsociety.org
400 E. Mechanic, Harrisonville, MO 64701
816-380-4396 cchsmo@gmail.com
The Sharp-Hopper Log Cabin in Harrisonville is one of the few structures in the “Burnt District,” to survive General Order No. 11. The military order of 1863 depopulated vast portions of Cuss County and plans are now underway to memorialize this event with a monument near the new Justice Center. A single chimney, standing silent on the prairie.
 
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Cass County Public Library Genealogy Branch -www.casscolibrary.org
400 E. Mechanic, Harrisonville, MO 64701
816-884-6285 robertsj@casscolibrary.org
 
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Cass County Civil War Roundtable
400 E. Mechanic, Harrisonville, MO 64701
816-322-2726 jandjrnch@hotmail.com
 
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Bates County Museum and Historical Society -www.home.earthlink.net/~bcmuseum/
Elks Drive, (P0 Box 164) Butler, MO 64730
660-679-0134 bcmuseum@earthlink.net

Pioneer history comes alive at the Bates County Museum in the Time Line Room. Murals of the Skirmish at Island Mound, General Order No. 11, and General JO Shelby, “The Undefeated Rebel,” surround the area dedicated to the Border War and Civil War era. Exhibits include a Union uniform still carrying bloodstains.

 
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Bushwhacker Museum - www.bushwhacker.org
Vernon County Historical Society
231 N. Main, Nevada, MO 64772
417-667-9602 bushwhackerjail@sbcglobal.net
Known as ‘the Bushwhacker Capital,’ Nevada was burned to the Ground in 1863. “Brother Against Brother” is a permanent display of Civil War uniforms, weapons, and memorabilia. See the museum and jail.
 
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Civil War Roundtable of Western Missouri - www.orgsites.com/mo/cwrt
PO Box 3019, Independence, MO 64055
816-478-7648  
President Mike Calvert   Meetings 2nd Wed of each month 7 p.m. Old Blake Museum 106 E Walnut Independence, MO
 
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Frank James Bank Museum
419 Main St, Missouri City MO 64072
816-750-4411 jj@mocity.k12.mo.us

The Frank James Bank is a two story 1850s brick building on the north bank of the Missouri River in Missouri City, southeastern Clay County. It is ten miles southeast of the Jesse James Bank Museum in Liberty Missouri and 15 miles south of Kearney, site of the Frank and Jesse James homeplace.

Missouri City was a thriving steamboat port in the 1850s. The bank building, on the corner of Doniphan and Main Streets, was first a mercantile house, then a bank. On May 19, 1863 Frank James and ten others robbed the mercantile house after killing the Mayor of Missouri City. The Mayor was a local Militia Captain who had imprisoned the wife of Frank's friend for aiding southern soldiers. The United States policy at this time was to imprison or exile women for aiding southern fighters. This site is the scene of one of the countless tragic events of the Missouri-Kansas Border War .

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John Brown/Adair Cabin/John Brown Museum State Historic Site -www.kshs.org
10th & Main, (P0 Box 37), Osawatomie, KS 66064
913-755-4384 adaircabin@kshs.org
Witness pioneer life where Rev. Samuel & Florella Adair struggled to survive the Kansas frontier as Abolitionists. The career of Florella’s half brother, John Brown, and his Abolitionist efforts are featured in the exhibit gallery. The cabin is on the site of the Battle of Osawatomie.
 
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Battle of Lexington State Historic Site - www.mostateparks.com
1101 Deleware St. (PO Box 6), Lexington, MO 64067
660-259-4654 battle.of.lexington.state.historic.site@dnr.mo.gov
It was once called "the largest and best arranged dwelling house west of St. Louis." Today the Oliver Anderson home is best known as the house that changed hands during the three day Battle of Lexington in 1861. The remants of entrenchments can still be seen on the battlefield. In addition to tours of the Anderson House, the battlefield may be explored through a self-guided walking tour. The site visitor center has exhibits and an audio-visual program explaining the events leading up to the battle and its aftermath.
 
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Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm -www.olatheks.org/Mahaffie/About
1200 Kansas City Rd., Olathe, KS 66061
913-971-5111 mahaffie@olatheks.org
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and farm is the last remaining stop on the Santa Fe Trail still open to visitors.
 
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St. Clair Historical Society - stclaircountyhistory.editme.com
660 Main St 64776, Osceola, MO 64776
417-876-3925 howard110@centurytel.net
Site of General Sterling Price’s camp where Missouri State Guards were transformed into 1st and 2nd Brigades, CSA. The town was completely destroyed by Jim Lane and Kansas Jayhawkers.
 
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Henry County Historical Society and Museum -
203 West Franklin, Clinton MO 64735
hcmus@midamerica.net
Henry County Museum and Cultural Arts Center, located at 203 W Franklin on the NW side of the Historic Square District, is open April – December, M – Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday by appointment. The museum complex includes a late 1800s village, restored 1886 Anheuser-Busch building, an 1856 Dog Trot Log House, 1887 Performing Arts Center with stage, and the Dorman House one block west.
 
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James Country Mercantile
111 N. Main St, Liberty, MO 64068
816-781-9473 jamescntry@aol.com
 
 
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George Historic Cemetery
5133 SW Whistling Swan, Lee's Summit, MO 64082
816-537-8814 jgeorge5690@comcast.net

The George Historic Cemetery, established in 1840, is the burying ground of a pioneer family of Jackson County, MO. The lives of the David C. George family intertwine with the dramatic history of our state.

Arriving from Tennessee in an oxcart in 1836, they settled on the hilly headwaters of Sni-a-Bar Creek. By the outbreak of the Civil War, they had built fine homes, amassing over 1000 acres. But conflict brought looting, threats, terror, torture, devastation, death and exile. Fighting back, they rode with the famous and infamous Shelby's Iron Brigade and Quantrill's Partisan Rangers. There are more Q-Men of one family buried here than anywhere else. Two were Jesse James' Pallbearers.

The Heritage Park commemorates "Strife in Civil War Missouri". It tells the George family story to pay tribute to the brave men, women and children who endured and returned to lead worthy lives, to erect towns over the ashes of the "Burnt District". The Heritage Park, soon to be installed, will evoke an 1859 ambiance with a wildflower meadow, native trees and wood fences. Along a trail through the wildflowers will be signs telling the defiant story of the George family and other prevailing in perilous times.

The George Historic Cemetery and Heritage Park is located 1 1/2 miles southwest of Oak Grove, MO at the intersection of South Hillside School Road and Church Road. From the I-70 Oak Grove exit, travel south on Broadway through town to 28th Street West. The street becomes Hillside School Road, and after turning south, is renamed South Hillside School Road. One block after the turn, the George Historic Cemetery and Heritage Park is on the right. It extends to Church Road.