Replica 1863 Journal-World on Quantrill Raid in Lawrence
This replica edition imagines how the Lawrence Journal-World would have covered the 1863 Quantrill raid, tracing its lineage to The State Journal and Lawrence papers. It uses eyewitness material from The Leavenworth Conservative reprinted in the New York Tribune and other papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Journal-World
William Quantrill
Lawrence
State Journal
Journal-World
Leavenworth Conservative
New York Tribune
Janella Williams
Quantrill’s Raid Events in Lawrence Reenactments Today
A day of Quantrill's Raid programming across Lawrence featuring re-enactments and talks. Events include a late morning Eldridge Hotel victims story by Katie Armitage at the Eldridge Hotel, a 7 p.m. session at Watkins Museum about loss and survival, a 5:30 p.m. Spencer Library talk on Quantrill’s Raid, and an 9:30 a.m. Cordley Church program reenacting Rev. Cordley's speech.
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Quantrill
Lawrence
Eldridge Hotel
Katie Armitage
Lawrence Central Rotary Club
Massachusetts
Sig
Louis Carpenter
Watkins Museum
Massachusetts St
Spencer Research Library
Poplar Lane
Ev. Cordley
Plymouth Congregational Church
Richard Cordley
Vermont St
Nick Krug
Journal-World Photo
Sam Lewis
Prairie Village
John Brown
Watkins Museum of History
Barbara Gilbert
Tour Guides Trace Quantrill Raid History downtown
Katie Armitage of the Watkins Museum of History led groups through downtown streets on Saturday to highlight Quantrill's Raid sites tied to the August 21, 1863 attack. Historians identified key locations along Eleventh and Massachusetts streets, sharing context of the Civil War event.
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Eleventh
Massachusetts
Quantrill
Katie Armitage
Watkins Museum of History
Armitage
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Black Jack
Quanttrill
Black Jack Battlefield
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Lawrence Percolator
Rhode Island St
Spencer Museum of Art
Mississippi St
Lawrencemarketplace.com
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Twitter
Lawrence Marketplace
CY AU UE
New Hampshire Street
Richard Gwin
People Energy
Black Hills
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