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Legacy of J D Bowersock Shapes Lawrence’s Industrial Era
The article chronicles J D Bowersock’s rise from dam builder to powerful industrialist in Lawrence Kansas arriving in 1877. It details his ventures including Lawrence Paper Co and the Consolidated Barbed Wire Factory, his mayoral abolition of saloons, and the enduring but understated family legacy carried by his great grandsons Stephen and Justin Hill who run the old lines today.
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Eighth
Michigan
Bowersock
Kansas River
Downtown
Lawrence
Iowa City
Lawrence Paper Co
Ball Brothers
Consolidated Barbed Wire Factory
Kansas
J.P. Morgan
J.D. Bowersock
Stephen
Justin Hill
Bowersock Mills and Power Co
Justin
Cardboard Box Folks
Bowersock Boulevard
Bowersock Park
Bowersock Elementary
Ings
Irving Hill
Kansas University
West
Opera House
Liberty Hall
Hill Brothers
Stephen Hill
Kansas River Valley