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Excerpt from Annals of Shawnee Methodist Mission and Indian Manual Labor School, 1939
In 1839 Johnson began building on the present site in Johnson county, and the school became an establishment of two thousand acres, containing three large brick school buildings and thirteen smaller buildings, with an enrollment of nearly two hundred Indian boys and girls. For years it was an outpost of civilization on the Western frontier. The Santa Fé and Oregon trails passed near it doors. Many of the great figures of the old West were entertained here. In 1854 it became the executive offices of the first governor of the territory of Kansas. The legislature convened here to pass the first territorial laws. It was the scene of many con?icts between Antislavery and Proslavery parties. During the Civil War the buildings were barracks for union troops and in 1864 a battle was fought across the mission fields.
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In 1839 Johnson began building on the present site in Johnson county, and the school became an establishment of two thousand acres, containing three large brick school buildings and thirteen smaller buildings, with an enrollment of nearly two hundred Indian boys and girls. For years it was an outpost of civilization on the Western frontier. The Santa Fé and Oregon trails passed near it doors. Many of the great figures of the old West were entertained here. In 1854 it became the executive offices of the first governor of the territory of Kansas. The legislature convened here to pass the first territorial laws. It was the scene of many con?icts between Antislavery and Proslavery parties. During the Civil War the buildings were barracks for union troops and in 1864 a battle was fought across the mission fields.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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Martha B. Caldwell
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ISBN - 9780265946435
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 123
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Martha B. Caldwell
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ISBN - 9781528007368
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 125
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