Prelude to the Massacre -- Marais des Cygnes SHS, Linn Co. KS
N 38° 16.890 W 094° 37.221
15S E 358278 N 4238290
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: WMGP91
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2013
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The fifth 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:
[map of the massacre site]
"Prelude to the Massacre
On the morning of May 19, 1858, a group of 20 to 30 proslavery men arrived on horseback at Trading Post, located three miles southwest of here. Charles Hamilton, who had been forced out of the territory by antislavery forces, led the group. Some think Hamilton was looking to settle an old score; others say he was looking for any freestaters he could find.
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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