The walking tour of Lecompton highlights historic buildings that are currently in use and also sites of buildings that no longer stand.
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Tante Netters Café
Ein kleines Stadtrestaurant, das freitags Frühstück, Mittag- und Abendessen serviert. Wunderbare hausgemachte Kuchen, Zimtschnecken und Cupcakes.
Territorial Day
OCTOBER 5TH, Territorial Day celebrates Lecompton’s Territorial past with parades, reenactments, food, vendors, carnivals, and special exhibits.
Territorial Capital Museum
On the grounds where the Kansas State Capitol was to be built stands Lane University, now a museum dedicated to the history of Lecompton.
Weihnachten in Lecompton
See over 200 Christmas trees from Nov. 1-Jan. 3 during Christmas in Lecompton with vintage and antique ornaments at the Territorial Capital Museum.
Bleeding Kansas Series
In the annual “Bleeding Kansas Lecture Series” at Constitution Hall historians discuss the same issues that were debated inside the hall 160 years ago.
Artist Ellen Duncan
The paintings of Ellen Duncan adorn the walls of the Territorial Capital Museum. Her paintings and watercolors bring to life historic scenes from Lecompton and the surrounding areas. She has received awards for her historical mural illustrations displayed in the...
Historischer Rowena Park
A three-story, 45 x 90 foot, nineteen-room limestone hotel once stood at this location. Completed in 1858. Financed by Lecompton investors hoping to convince the territorial legislature to keep the capital in Lecompton. Advertised as one of the finest hotels in the...
Eagle Watching
Lecompton, founded in 1854 on a 640-acre Wyandotte Indian land claim, was originally named Bald Eagle because of the many eagles that nested along the Kansas River. Renamed the same year to Lecompton to honor Judge Samuel D. Lecompte of Maryland, chief justice of the...
Konzerthalle
Many Americans feared a civil war if the 1857 Lecompton Constitution written at Constitution Hall could not satisfy both pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces.
Rising Sun Bootssteg
The parking lot is dirt and will accommodate 15-20 cars, but you should scout it before paddling if there has been recent rain. The access ramp is 16 feet wide and projects into the channel at a 12% grade. This ramp has a tendency to collect mud from June through...
