Leavenworth County
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N 39° 18.859 W 094° 54.727
15S E 335155 N 4353400
This marker is located on the south entrance of the Leavenworth County Courthouse - 300 Walnut
Waymark Code: WMEY24
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2012
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This marker is located on the eastern column as one goes towards the southern entrance of the Leavenworth County Courthouse. The text of the marker reads:
Leavenworth County
After passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act May 30, 1854, this area was swiftly settled. The county was organized in 1855, taking its name from Gen. Henry Leavenworth who established the nearby fort in 1827.
In a county seat war, Leavenworth was victor over its rivals Kickapoo and Delaware in 1857. At first county offices were located in the City Hall. The first Courthouse building, completed on this site in 1873, was destroyed by fire in 1911. The replacement structure, built in 1912, was remodeled in 1951.
Erected by Leavenworth Historical Society 1968
Marker Name: Leavenworth County
Marker Type: Other (Please identify in marker text)
Marker text:
Leavenworth County
After passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act May 30, 1854, this area was swiftly settled. The county was organized in 1855, taking its name from Gen. Henry Leavenworth who established the nearby fort in 1827.
In a county seat war, Leavenworth was victor over its rivals Kickapoo and Delaware in 1857. At first county offices were located in the City Hall. The first Courthouse building, completed on this site in 1873, was destroyed by fire in 1911. The replacement structure, built in 1912, was remodeled in 1951.
Erected by Leavenworth Historical Society 1968
Marker Location: Leavenworth
Year Marker Placed: 01/01/1968
Name of agency setting marker: Other (Please identify in marker text)
Official Marker Number: Not listed
Marker Web Address: Not listed
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