Lawrence was the first capital of Kansas Territory. After Northerners gained control of the territorial legislature bloodshed ceased. Kansas lost her most populous county when she was admitted to the Union. These were some of the important actors in the Kansas Territory drama. March 1954 Article appears here with permission from the K-State Alumni Association .
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