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  Osawatomie - LoveToKnow 1911
OSAWATOMIE, a city of Miami county, Kansas, U.S.A., about 45 m.
by W. of Kansas City, on the Missouri Pacific railway.
The attack was resisted by Captain John Brown (who had come to Osawatomie in the autumn of 1855) at the head of about 40 men, who were soon overpowered.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Osawatomie   (160 words)

  
  Osawatomie, Kansas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Osawatomie is a town in Miami County, Kansas, 61 miles (98 km) south by west of Kansas City.
Osawatomie was chartered in 1883 and in 1890 became a second-class city.
Osawatomie was one of the free-State settlements made by the Emigrant Aid Society in 1855.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Osawatomie,_Kansas   (612 words)

  
 Osawatomie Home To GOP Roots - KCCommunityNews.com
In addition, in 1859, John Brown was viewed as a hero by many in Kansas, and Osawatomie’s strong association with Brown made Osawatomie the natural place for the Republican Party to meet and form as a formal political party in Kansas.
Osawatomie was placed close to the Missouri border in the midst of pro-slavery settlements to counteract the activities of pro-slavery political advocates, which made Osawatomie a target for pro-slavery attacks and a forward base for both militant and peaceful abolitionists and Free Staters alike.
Osawatomie’s founders risked much more for their political convictions than merely incurring the social displeasure of their opponents; they risked their lives for their political convictions.
www.kccommunitynews.com /articles/2008/06/20/osawatomie_graphic/opinion/doc48583fe3ef543444327981.txt   (469 words)

  
 Osawatomie, Kansas Drving Tour
When visiting Osawatomie, Kansas, stop by the John Brown Museum, Osawatomie History and Railroad Museum, or the tourist information center in the First Land Office and pickup a copy of the "Signs of the Past" brochure which gives a driving tour of interesting historical sites in the community.
The community was settled in 1854 by Free-State families from the Ohio Valley and New England.
In May of 1859, the Republican Party of Kansas was organized in Osawatomie.
kansastravel.org /osawatomiedrivingtour.htm   (347 words)

  
 pitch.com - News - Head Trip   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The cemetery on the grounds at Osawatomie State Hospital might be disturbing for new arrivals from Kansas City, Kansas.
When the Kansas State Insane Asylum in Osawatomie, Kansas -- a small town fifty miles south of Kansas City -- opened in 1866, one of the first patients to arrive was a woman from the western part of the state.
Osawatomie's tree-shaded campus, where 25 buildings are spread out over 1,000 acres, recalls a time when doctors recommended an isolated, pastoral setting for their mentally ill patients.
www.pitch.com /Issues/2002-11-21/news/stline2.html   (1042 words)

  
 Osawatomie Chamber of Commerce   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Osawatomie is just minutes from major metropolitan areas: 35 minutes from the city of Olathe, Kansas; about 45 minutes from Overland Park, Kansas and 75 minutes from the Plaza district in Kansas City, Missouri.
Kansas became a state in 1861; the Civil War ended in 1865 and a great migration to the West began, much of it by rail.
Osawatomie became a railroad center and was a major terminal for the Missouri Pacific Railroad for more than a century.
www.osawatomiechamber.org /quality.html   (1215 words)

  
 Kansas Memory Podcast: You and Your Lady are invited: Social Life in Kansas Territory
This invitation was to a party to be held at McAllister's Hall in Osawatomie, Kansas Territory, on July 5, 1858.
The citizens of Lawrence, Kansas Territory, were giving this ball to benefit the fire department but the event was to be held on the anniversary of the destruction of the Free State Hotel on May 20, 1856.
This invitation was to a ball to be held at the Osage Valley House in Osawatomie, Kansas Territory.
www.kshs.org /audiotours/kansasmemory/004_social_life.htm   (480 words)

  
 The New Abolitionist
OSAWATOMIE, KS - Abolitionists from Tulsa and Phoenix gathered in Osawatomie, Kansas, on May 8 for a celebration of John Brown's 199th birthday.
Next was a ham and bean feed at the John Brown State Park, the site where the Battle of Osawatomie occurred and the present site of the Adair Cabin where John Brown and many "fugitive" slaves found refuge.
Marvin Robinson of Kansas City gave a presentation on the Quindaro Underground Railroad Site and the efforts over the last twelve years to turn it into a city dump and current efforts to make it a golf course.
www.racetraitor.org /kansas.html   (340 words)

  
 The New Abolitionist   (Site not responding. Last check: )
OSAWATOMIE, KS - Abolitionists from Tulsa and Phoenix gathered in Osawatomie, Kansas, on May 8 for a celebration of John Brown's 199th birthday.
Next was a ham and bean feed at the John Brown State Park, the site where the Battle of Osawatomie occurred and the present site of the Adair Cabin where John Brown and many "fugitive" slaves found refuge.
Marvin Robinson of Kansas City gave a presentation on the Quindaro Underground Railroad Site and the efforts over the last twelve years to turn it into a city dump and current efforts to make it a golf course.
racetraitor.org /kansas.html   (340 words)

  
 Health Care Policy Osawatomie State Hospital
Osawatomie State Hospital is an inpatient psychiatric hospital for adults that is accredited by the Joint Commission, certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and licensed for 176 beds.
Osawatomie State Hospital provides services to adults diagnosed with psychiatric disorders regardless of ability to pay or legal status.
In 1866, the Kansas Insane Asylum was established by the legislature as a reward for the role Osawatomie, Kansas played in the Civil War.
www.srskansas.org /hcp/MHSIP/MHSIPOsawatomieStateMHHospital.htm   (1929 words)

  
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 Aboard the Underground Railroad-- John Brown Cabin   (Site not responding. Last check: )
John Brown (1800--1859) came to Osawatomie from his farm in upstate New York in October 1855 after three of his sons, who had arrived earlier in the year, appealed to him for help against proslavery forces in the area.
While in Kansas, Brown was involved in a number of skirmishes in the so-called Bleeding Kansas" era, including the "battle" of Osawatomie on August 30, 1856.
Built about a mile west of Osawatomie, the log cabin was dismantled and reassembled in its present location, John Brown Park, in 1912.
www.cr.nps.gov /NR/travel/underground/ks1.htm   (233 words)

  
 Aboard the Underground Railroad-- John Brown Cabin
John Brown (1800--1859) came to Osawatomie from his farm in upstate New York in October 1855 after three of his sons, who had arrived earlier in the year, appealed to him for help against proslavery forces in the area.
While in Kansas, Brown was involved in a number of skirmishes in the so-called Bleeding Kansas" era, including the "battle" of Osawatomie on August 30, 1856.
Built about a mile west of Osawatomie, the log cabin was dismantled and reassembled in its present location, John Brown Park, in 1912.
www.nps.gov /history/NR/travel/underground/ks1.htm   (233 words)

  
 Osawatomie, Kansas, Ghost Sightings
Osawatomie, Kansas is just anytown USA during the daytime, but this is a municipality where the undeparted stroll the residential roads in the night time.
A woman with a knife sticking out of her head is repeatedly seen in an Osawatomie school in the early morning hours walking the halls.
A gentleman with the head of a beast is rumored to have been perceived on several instances sitting at a coffee table in an Osawatomie flat gazing.
www.ghostsofamerica.com /6/Kansas_Osawatomie_ghost_sightings.html   (504 words)

  
 John Brown Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Browns and Adairs became intensively involved in the conflict known as Bleeding Kansas.
Among the fugitive slaves that stayed briefly in the cabin, were the slaves which John Brown liberated during a raid on Stokesbury, Missouri in 1858.
Although 11 slaves were freed, a baby was born to "Sam" and "Jane" during the flight to Osawatomie and 12 African Americans were brought to the cabin.
kansastravel.org /johnbrownmuseum.htm   (285 words)

  
 Osawatomie, Kansas Bed and Breakfast - Osawatomie B&B from Pamela Lanier
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 Osawatomie, Kansas - Travel, Lodging, Events, Attractions, Recreation
Located in eastern Kansas, off Highway 169, Osawatomie combines agriculture and commerce in a small town setting with blue Kansas skies, clear air, and lush green grass and trees.
Osawatomie was founded in 1854 and settled by free-state families from the Ohio Valley and New England.
The Osawatomie State Hospital has been a leader in mental health in Kansas and the nation since 1864.
www.lasr.net /pages/city.php?City_ID=KS0501003   (214 words)

  
 Kansas Travel, Lodging, Attractions, Events and Recreation
Region : High Plains, KS Located in central Graham County in Northwest Kansas, just north of the picturesque Solomon River Valley, Hill City offers a unique blend of shopping, dining, and great community living.
In addition, hunting, hiking, camping, wind surfing, boating, swimming, surf bathing, bird watching and picnicking are available at one large Corps of Engineers lake in the center...
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 Osawatomie, Kansas Illustrators - Illustration Service   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 Osawatomie Kansas Profile and Resource Guide, City or community of Osawatomie, Kansas Facts, Information, Relocation, ...
The distance from Osawatomie to Washington DC is 1017 miles.
The distance to the Kansas state capital is 55 miles.
Osawatomie is positioned 38.50 degrees north of the equator and 94.95 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.usacitiesonline.com /kscountyosawatomie.htm   (254 words)

  
 Osawatomie, Kansas (Cities)
Founded in 1854, Osawatomie has a population of 4,645, (2000) and an elevation of 865 feet.
Located in Miami County, it is the second largest community in that county and is southeast of Lawrence.
Osawatomie is part of the Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas metro area.
www.ohwy.com /ks/o/osawatom.htm   (93 words)

  
 Wedding Photographers in Osawatomie KS
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www.wedexperts.com /wedding.nsf/photo/Osawatomie-KS.html   (535 words)

  
 The American Experience | John Brown's Holy War | People & Events | John Brown
Each June, in the small town of Osawatomie, Kansas, local residents hold a pageant to select a high school girl to be the new "John Brown Queen." The unlikely namesake of this pageant was responsible for the murder of five unarmed men in 1856 along the nearby Pottawatomie Creek.
His memory is intertwined with the town's past, for he fought to keep Osawatomie free of slavery.
His defense of the free-soil town of Osawattomie earned him the nickname "Osawatomie Brown," and a play by that name soon appeared on Broadway to commemorate his story.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/brown/peopleevents/pande01.html   (967 words)

  
 Osawatomie Middle School Test Scores - Osawatomie, Kansas - KS
In 2004-2005 Kansas used the Kansas State Assessments to test students in reading in grades 5, 8 and 10; in math and science in grades 4, 7 and 10; and in social studies in grades 6, 8 and 11.
The different student groups are identified by the Kansas State Department of Education.
If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.
www.greatschools.net /modperl/achievement/ks/969   (348 words)

  
 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Says "We feel more, & more certain that Kansas will be a Free State." Also discusses family affairs, health, and his plan to stay in Kansas at least until spring.
Bottom of the page and all of the second page are written by Samuel and Florilla Adair, with the end of their letter missing.
Despite large forces built up on both sides, there was no real battle at the time, and major fighting in Kansas was still months away.
www.gilderlehrman.org /search/display_results.php?id=GLC02454   (724 words)

  
 Osawatomie, KS - Official Website - Cemetery Ordinance
The city clerk shall have the custody and keeping of the original and official cemetery records of lots, conveyances, owners and interments in the municipal cemeteries and shall keep an official plat of the cemeteries in the city clerk’s office.
For the purpose of preventing profiteering in dealing in cemetery burial lots, it is hereby declared to be necessary that certain restrictions be placed upon the resale of lots.
The north half of Section 3 of the Osawatomie Cemetery shall not be over (4) feet in height.
www.osawatomieks.org /index.asp?NID=86   (1390 words)

  
 Bert Edwards   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bertie LaVell Edwards was born May 9, 1930 in Osawatomie, Kansas, the only son of Leona and Bert F. Edwards and passed away December 10, 1965 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 35 years, 7 months and one day.
He attended school in Osawatomie and graduated from the Osawatomie High School with the Class of 1948.
On December 31, 1954 he was married to Frances Black and to this union two daughters and two sons were born.
www.osawatomiealumni.com /MEMORIALS/1940-1949/1948-edwards-bert.htm   (248 words)

  
 John Brown Museum
The Browns and Adairs became intensively involved in the conflict known as Bleeding Kansas.
Among the fugitive slaves that stayed briefly in the cabin, were the slaves which John Brown liberated during a raid on Stokesbury, Missouri in 1858.
Although 11 slaves were freed, a baby was born to "Sam" and "Jane" during the flight to Osawatomie and 12 African Americans were brought to the cabin.
www.kansastravel.org /johnbrownmuseum.htm   (280 words)

  
 John Brown (abolitionist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brown's letters show that he and the free state settlers were optimistic that their majority vote would bring Kansas into the union as a slavery-free state.
Brown was particularly affected by the Sacking of Lawrence in May 1856, in which a sheriff-led posse destroyed newspaper offices and a hotel.
Franklin Sanborn, secretary for the Massachusetts State Kansas Committee, introduced Brown to several influential abolitionists in the Boston area in January 1857.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)   (6714 words)

  
 Osawatomie, KS History | Kansas Community Networks | www.kansastowns.us
The Osage and Potowatomi Indians had villages in the vicinity of what is now Osawatomie.
The names of the two tribes were combined to name the city.
In this "battle" of Osawatomie, the settlement (all but four homes) was burned and John Brown's son Frederick was killed by Rev. Martin White.
www.kansastowns.us /osawatom.html   (65 words)

  
 Osawatomie DJs | Disc Jockeys in Osawatomie KS | DJ Osawatomie Kansas
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