Midwest — Site filing

Sites with a file in Kansas

Kansas carries 10 dossiers under this filing — places the record keeps even where the classification stays broad. The documented past sits on one side of each file, the reported present on the other. Claims are logged as claims; the archive does not certify the ground.

10 dossiers0 counties covered100% open to visitorsStrataca — deepest file

Also filed under site:Hawaii44 Michigan39 Arizona39 Wyoming30 Illinois30 Oregon22 Pennsylvania20 West Virginia20

Other Kansas filings:Historic sites17 Ghost towns5 Towns5 Museums3 Cemeteries3 Naturals3

Strataca

Hutchinson, Kansas

The salt mine 650 feet down—where the underground museum sits.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Osawatomie

Osawatomie, Kansas

August 30, 1856—where John Brown made his stand.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Pottawatomie massacre site

May 24-25, 1856—the creek where Brown’s men killed five.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Marais des Cygnes massacre site

Pleasanton, Kansas

May 19, 1858—the ravine where the prisoners were shot.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Baxter Springs massacre site

Baxter Springs, Kansas

October 6, 1863—Quantrill’s men murdered the escort.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Lawrence massacre site

Lawrence, Kansas

August 21, 1863—Quantrill burned the town and killed 150+.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Boot Hill

Dodge City, Kansas

The hill where they died with their boots on.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Garden of Eden

S.P. Dinsmoor’s concrete world—the mausoleum where he lies in glass.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Dalton raid site

Coffeyville, Kansas

October 5, 1892—the bank robbery where the Dalton Gang died.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Little House site

Independence, Kansas

The replica cabin—where the Ingalls family reportedly lived.

Full Kansas record → state index· Every site on file → type index