Lecompton, Capital of Kansas Territory

Lecompton, Capital of Kansas Territory (HMY93)

Location: Lawrence, KS 66049 Douglas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 59.606', W 95° 23.444'

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In 1855 the new town of Lecompton was named the capital of Kansas Territory. President James Buchanan appointed a governor and officials to establish government offices in Lecompton, and construction began on an elegant capitol building. In the fall of 1857 a convention met in Constitution Hall and drafted the famous Lecompton Constitution, which would have admitted Kansas as a slave state. The constitution was rejected after intense national debate and was one of the prime topics of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The controversy contributed to the growing dispute soon to erupt in civil war. The Lecompton Constitution failed, in part, because the antislavery party won control of the territorial legislature in the election of 1857. The new legislature met in Constitution Hall, now a National Historic Landmark, and immediately began to abolish the proslavery laws. The victorious free-state leaders chose Topeka as capital when Kansas became a state in 1861.
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HM NumberHMY93
Series This marker is part of the Kansas: Kansas Historical Society series
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Marker Number40
Placed ByKansas Department of Transportation and State Historical Society
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Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 2:20am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 292950 N 4318766
Decimal Degrees38.99343333, -95.39073333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 59.606', W 95° 23.444'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 59' 36.36" N, 95° 23' 26.64" W
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Area Code(s)785
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 212-214 E 600 Rd, Lawrence KS 66049, US
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