Established 1854
Historic South Park was the first park of Lawrence and part of the original townsite that was founded in 1854. The park was originally used as a public area to grow crops and graze livestock for the City's residents. It is the most historic park in Lawrence not only because it's the oldest park but also was the staging site for Quantrill's infamous August 21, 1863, pre-dawn raid on Lawrence that left over 150 male inhabitants dead and a large portion of Lawrence in ashes.| HM Number | HM1G8R |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | City of Lawrence |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 1:54am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 306289 N 4314807 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.96083333, -95.23570000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 57.65', W 95° 14.142' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 57' 39" N, 95° 14' 8.52" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 785, 913 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 100-114 E South Park St, Lawrence KS 66044, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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