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Pawnee, Kansas

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home, a woman with her infant was carried out on a mattress and taken across the border line of the reservation. Most of the buildings, including all of its houses, were demolished, meaning financial ruin for many families. Other Kansas towns developed under similar circumstances but lacking significant free-state aspirants did not suffer the same fate.
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The Territorial Legislature first met in Pawnee on July 2, 1855, composed mostly of the pro-slavery delegates fraudulently elected. They were unhappy that Governor Reeder had put the capital over 100 miles from the Missouri border, feeling that the location favored the free-state advocates in Kansas
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Davis had determined most of the town to be within the boundaries of Fort Riley; its eastern edge at the mouth of Onemile Creek. Only the capitol building was spared from demolition. During its brief service by the legislature, it was a very uncomfortable meeting space due partly to the fact that it
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Because of its unscrupulous origin and actions, the group became known as the Bogus Legislature. The pro-slavery men had never intended to reside in Pawnee, ignoring the nearby boarding houses available and arriving prepared to camp outside. After the vote to relocate, the Kansas Legislature never
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the measure, recalling the expense the town of Pawnee had already taken to build the capital city. The Territorial Legislature overrode his veto, and next met in Shawnee on July 16. Nevertheless, Reeder continued to insist Pawnee was the capital, vetoing any legislation that reached him, believing
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After the legislature departed, townspeople entered the building and found, according to one of them, "...a room full of confusion and disorder. Torn pamphlets, scraps of papers, and rubbish of all descriptions were scattered about." The awkward edifice was used shortly afterward as a warehouse.
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troops were charged with evacuating the residents, many of whom were unwilling to leave. By the night of the 10th, some residents still remained. The Governor's Mansion, abandoned by its first tenant who unhappily left for Shawnee, was pulled down with its next residents still inside. In another
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Undiscouraged, the pro-slavery legislators' first action was to unseat all but one of the free-state men, and one who lost his position exclaimed that they were, "lighting the watchfires of war". The only free-state legislator who remained, Martin Conway, appeared also to be at odds with Reeder,
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Today the museum features exhibits on Kansas Territory, rail and river travel in the region, and the history of Pawnee. Because it is now part of a military installation, arrangements must be made in advance for the general public to visit the museum. A driving tour of the base is available,
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lines reached the abandoned town in 1866 – as part of a transcontinental route approved by the Pawnee legislature – passing just yards away from the north side of the capitol. Its passage through Pawnee was due in part to the unreliability of the nearby river for navigation.
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could arrive and cast votes they should not have been allowed. Missouri residents overran the polling places and threatened legitimate voters who were residents or planned to be such. Ultimately, only 8 of the 39 men elected had free-state intentions.
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standing during the Governor's opening address to denounce the body and proclaim that he was prepared to dishonor any of its laws. Despite the Governor and Conway, another quick action the legislators took was a successful vote to move the capital to
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and Union Pacific took over responsibility for the building and repaired it. It was rededicated in 1928 with a grand celebration and became a history museum. In 1961, the state legislature met in the Pawnee capitol again, for one day, during
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A writer for the document meant to accompany the Fort Riley driving tour says of this identification, "This is obviously not the case," but the reality is that the location of any "center" is imprecise due to many
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and citing the legislative record, said definitively that the legislature met on the sixth. They passed the Shawnee measure on the July 4th holiday, and therefore, "five" is being used here.
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before the first election of representatives to help ensure valid results. The February 1855 census showed 36 residents in Pawnee, but 75 votes were cast there in the March 30
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voters at Pawnee. But the same could not be said at polling places throughout much of the rest of the territory, as more than 800 illegal votes were identified in both
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in 1855. Pawnee was the territorial capital for exactly five days – the legislature met there from July 2 to July 6 – before legislators voted to move the capital to
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Territory. What the legislators feared was precisely Reeder's intention, as he believed a free Kansas favored his personal land interests throughout the territory.
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was not complete. The floor boards were not nailed down, and a hole in the exterior wall left for construction purposes still remained at the second floor.
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Pawnee, named after a native tribe that had inhabited its land, was located on the far western frontier of Kansas Territory, between the new settlement of
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Some accounts claim that the legislature met at Pawnee for only four days rather than five. However, Governor Reeder in his own testimony to the
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Many residents left town with the legislators immediately after their adjournment on July 6. Those who did not were faced with a
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stayed in Pawnee again – July 6, 1855 was its last day as capital city – it served only five days.
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History of Kansas: From the First Exploration of the Mississippi Valley, to Its Admission Into the Union
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interests had been bolstered by the arrival of new settlers from New England who were aided by the
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was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile
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The resident quoted was a "Mrs. Hadden". No first name was given by the source.
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Report of the Special Committee Assigned to Investigate the Troubles in Kansas
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featuring several historic sites, including the First Territorial Capitol.
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who had arrived within that month, and election returns indicated no
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Soon after Pawnee lost its function as capital, in September 1855,
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Former colonial and territorial capitals in the United States
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for five days in 1862 but was not federally recognized).
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The Governor had failed to take an accurate territorial
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Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era
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also served as the capital of the newly established
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From the 16th century to 18th century, the 1699: 1646:First Territorial Capitol State Historic Site 588:First Territorial Capitol State Historic Site 8: 1610:"Pawnee, Kansas – First Territorial Capitol" 658:– The federal bill that created the problems 1706: 1692: 1684: 1669:– Early history of Davis County and Pawnee 1433:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 1364:Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) 670:– A more commonly accepted location (near 527:, on the Missouri border. Governor Reeder 34: 1254: 579:in August. Fort Riley was also affected. 1635:List of books about Geary County, Kansas 1182: 1155: 1119: 1044: 968: 944: 896: 881: 869: 811: 783:United States Department of the Interior 66:Jefferson Township, Geary County, Kansas 1780:Map of Kansas highlighting Geary County 1346:Civil War on the Missouri–Kansas Border 1316:. Standard Publishing Company. p.  1029: 998: 932: 840: 828: 753: 688: 282: 248: 235: 227: 181: 146: 80: 1426: 1017: 763: 761: 759: 757: 1417:(1928). 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Index

Pawnee Rock, Kansas
Pawnee County, Kansas
Ghost town
The plats of northern Jefferson Township, Geary County, Kansas, showing Fort Riley and Pawnee across the Kansas River. 1909.
plats
Jefferson Township, Geary County, Kansas
Fort Riley
Kansas River
Pawnee is located in Kansas
Pawnee is located in the United States
39°5′6″N 96°45′42″W / 39.08500°N 96.76167°W / 39.08500; -96.76167
Country
State
Kansas
County
Geary
Named for
Pawnee people
Time zone
UTC-6
CST
DST
UTC-5
Area code
785
GNIS ID
ghost town
Geary County, Kansas
capital
Kansas Territory

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