History in Kansas

Some say that the battle fought at this Kansas site in 1856 was the first unofficial battle of the American Civil War.

Built in 1869, this one-room rural schoolhouse welcomes visitors to travel back to 1904 school day.

Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.

This replica oil derrick stands where a tiny Kansas town struck big in 1852, kicking off America's biggest oil boom.

This stadium was the home of the first organized night baseball game.

One of the stops along the fateful journey of the Donner Party.

This mid-19th-century dugout was once home to a Swedish family as they erected their homestead.

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

A college in rural Kansas founded to prepare the country for an impending World War III.