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Hesperia and Fort Scott tensions in 1857
An 1857 Herald of Freedom report highlights Hesperia near present Madison as an early Greenwood County town with hopes of becoming county seat. It notes emigration, a coming hotel and sawmill, and healthy conditions. Fort Scott tensions arise from Free-State and Proslavery clashes with rumors of shootings and troop movements. no fatalities or decisive victory reported.
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Greenwood County
Hesperia
Madison
Herald of Freedom
Lawrence
Emporia
Arkansas
Neosho
Madison County
Fort Scott
Kangas’ Weekly Herald
Leavenworth
Lane
Sugar Mound
U.S
Kansas Tribune
Topeka
Ft. Scott
Missouri
Marshal Little
Little