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Three Sport Letterman, All American 1919Coach at Northwestern University 23 yearsHelped organize first NCAA Basketball TournamentUniversity of Kansas Athletic Director 1950-1964Manager of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team, Chairman for 13 year…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10XM_liberty-hall_Lawrence-KS.html
The Herald of Freedom,Abolitionist Newspaperpublished on this site 1855-56Site of Liberty Hall,Lawrence's first opera house 1870-1911The Bowersock Opera House(Liberty Hall), built in 1912Designed by Samuel B. Tarbet & Co.in the Beaux Arts style
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10XL_langston-hughes-and-the-carnegie-library_Lawrence-KS.html
Many Lawrence residents, including perhaps Langston Hughes, spent pleasant hours reading and fostering their love of books in this Carnegie Library. As the famous writer and poet wrote:
"...When I was in the second grade, my grandmother took me…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10XJ_lawrence-city-carnegie-library_Lawrence-KS.html
Constructed 1903-1904This Carnegie Library housed theLawrence Public Library 1904-1972Designed by George A. Berlinghofin the Beaux Arts styleRear addition was a 1937 Works ProgressAdministration project
Andrew Carnegiepresented this buildingto …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10XG_the-wheatfields-oven_Lawrence-KS.html
The curved brick wall to your right is the outside wall of our twenty-five ton wood-fired oven. The masonry circle continues inside the bakery. The oven itself is from J. Llopis of Barcelona, Spain, and was built on site by master craftsman Manuel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10WV_dr-james-naismith_Lawrence-KS.html
Born November 6, 1861 in Almonte Ontario, Canada and died November 28, 1939 in Lawrence, Kansas. Buried in Lawrence Memorial Park.
Dr. Naismith invented the game of basketball as a winter indoor sport for the YMCA at Springfield, Massachusetts …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10WR_forrest-phog-clare-allen_Lawrence-KS.html
Known as "Phog" for his foghorn umpire calls and "Doc" for his osteopathic skills ("I won more games at the training table than on the sidelines"), Allen was KU's head basketball coach from 1920 until his retirement in 1956.
Truly a great teach…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYB0_douglas-county-courthouse_Lawrence-KS.html
Designed by John G. Haskell and Fredrick Gunn in the Richardsonian Romanesque style
Constructed by the firm of Cuthbert and Sargent of Topeka, KS 1903-1904
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYAH_the-douglas-county-memorial-of-honor_Lawrence-KS.html
Recognizes the extraordinary sacrifices of ordinary citizens - men and women of Douglas County, Kansas who gave their lives to protect freedom, our community and our way of life. It stands as an eternal symbol of hope, renewal and the indomitable …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYAE_lawrence-visitor-information-center_Lawrence-KS.html
Welcome to historic Lawrence, Kansas, and its Visitor Information Center in the centuy-old Union Pacific Depot. Lawrence was founded in 1854 by antislavery forces determined to see that the newly opened Kansas territory joined the union as a free …