1855 Territorial Kansas Counties “The symbolism of [the 1855 proslavery “Bogus” legislature] naming counties [August 30, 1855] for legislators and their pro-slavery heroes did not go unnoticed by the free-state side and many of the county names were later changed. . . .” Source: Kansas Territorial Counties: kansasboguslegislature.org/legis/counties.html e.g.: Atchison County, David R. Atchison, US Senator Missouri; Butler County, Andrew P. Butler, US Senator South Carolina; Davis County, Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War & CSA President (re-named Geary) Douglas County, Stephen A. Douglas, US Senator Illinois Calhoun County, John C. Calhoun, US Senator South Carolina (re-named Jackson,) Johnson County, Reverend Thomas Johnson, Supt. Shawnee Mission & Senate President 1855 “Bogus” Legislature , Breckinridge County, John C. Breckinridge, Kentucky, Vice-President for James Buchanan (re-named Lyon) Maps: kansasmemory.org/item/305790/page/1 [Lecompton Historical Society Map] https://archive.org/stream/collectionsofkan08kans#page/448/mode/2up
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 15:47:11 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015