Douglas County
Douglas County was opened for settlement on May 15, 1854, and was named
for Stephen A. Douglas, a senator from Illinois. The county was
practically at the center of the Bleeding Kansas years as leaders in
Lecompton, the territorial capital, wanted Kansas to be a slave state
and leaders in Lawrence wanted Kansas to be a free state. Because of
this, multiple events took place, including the drafting of the
Lecompton Constitution admitting Kansas as a slave state, the sacking of
Lawrence, the Battle of Black Jack and the Quantrill Raid.
Person of Contact: Robin Crabtree
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