The Hadsall House - Marais des Cygnes SHS, Linn Co. KS
N 38° 16.854 W 094° 37.188
15S E 358325 N 4238223
Eleven signs along the short Marais des Cygnes Massacre Historic Trail at the massacre site tell the tragic story and give some context to the events here
Waymark Code: WMGP98
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2013
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The tenth of 11 signs along the less than 1 mile Marais des Cygnes Massacre State Historic Site Trail in remote Linn Co. KS.
Each sign is just a few dozen yards from the previous one on your way in to the massacre site.
The sign reads as follows:
[old photo of Hadsall House0
"The Hadsall House
A few weeks after the massacre, John Brown arrived at this location and constructed a fortified house that he and a few other men occupied through the summer. One of Brown's friends, Charles C. Hadsall, bought the property and later built this stone home near the Brown house, which no longer stands."
Group that erected the marker: KS Historical Society
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Marais des Cygnes SHS E 1700th St Pleasanton, KS 66075
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