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Lawrence founding son stood against a massacre story
In 1854 Silas Soule moved with his family to help settle Lawrence Kansas and their home became an underground railroad station. Soule, a Maine native, was drawn into danger and later described how he must manage his emotions when reading a personal letter from his era. Byron Strom, Soule’s great great nephew, provides perspective on this courage.
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Camp Weld
Denver
Colorado Territory
Edward W. Wynkoop
Silas S. Soule
Lawrence
Bull Bear
Black Kettle
Sand Creek
Neva
Notanee
John S. Smith
Heaps of
Buffalo
Bossee
Dexter Colley
Silas Soule
Kansas
Maine
Soule