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Lawrence in Perspective: Way Back When
Power from the Kaw River and budding manufacturing companies in early Lawrence made a big impact on its economy.
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Lawrence In Perspective: Making Lakes
The history of this nearby lake is unique and preserved because of newspapers created by a civilian corps of Black workers.
Lawrence in Perspective: Extra! Extra!
Discover some of the big events in Lawrence’s history that made the news in the last decade.
Lawrence In Perspective: Oak Hill Cemetery
In his inaugural address in 1864, Mayor R. W. Luddington called for a new cemetery to serve as a site with “sepulchral fitness for sacred reminiscences where departed friends could be remembered.”
LAWRENCE IN PERSPECTIVE: The Bridges of the Kaw
Through the years, many bridges were built and brought down in one way or another in Lawrence, but their importance to the city’s infrastructure and historical value remain.
LAWRENCE IN PERSPECTIVE: Does History Repeat Itself?
ooking back at the last pandemic in the United States, the Spanish flu, reveals just how devastating an uncontrolled virus spreading through a community can be.
Lawrence in Perspective: An Early Hub of Culture
The Turnhalle in East Lawrence was the center of German-American residents’ lives.
In the late-19th century, immigrants were critical to the United States’ westward expansion. [MORE]
Lawrence In Perspective: Standing the Test of Time
story by photos by Steven Hertzog and courtesy of the Kansas State Historical Society, kansasmemory.org A fixture in downtown Lawrence for more than a century, Liberty Hall remains a popular…
LAWRENCE IN PERSPECTIVE: Pioneering Public Health
LAWRENCE IN PERSPECTIVE: Pioneering Public Health Kansas medical doctor was a pioneer in public health, designing the flyswatter to help combat diseases spread by houseflies. | 2019 Q4 | story…
LAWRENCE IN PERSPECTIVE: Free State Stronghold
LAWRENCE IN PERSPECTIVE: Free State Stronghold Though still segregated, blacks in early Lawrence were able to create a community for themselves, some even rising to prominence. | 2019 Q3 |…