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Location of Douglas County in Kansas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Douglas County, Kansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
The Oak Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas. It was first constructed as a way for the people of Lawrence to remember those who were killed in Quantrill's Raid . Several prominent Kansans are buried there, including Charles L. Robinson , John P. Usher , Lucy Hobbs Taylor , James H. Lane , and the grandparents of Langston Hughes ...
Roark Capital Management, LLC, [3] also known as Roark Capital Group or simply Roark Capital, is an American private equity firm with around $37 billion in assets under management. The firm is focused on leveraged buyout investments in middle-market companies , primarily in the franchise/multi-location, restaurant and food, health and wellness ...
The Lawrence Massacre (also known as Quantrill's Raid) was an attack during the American Civil War (1861–65) by Quantrill's Raiders, a Confederate guerrilla group led by William Quantrill, on the Unionist town of Lawrence, Kansas, killing around 150 men and boys.
Feb. 15—Renowned Santa Fe jeweler Lawrence Baca, whose work has won awards at the Traditional Spanish Market and is featured at a prominent downtown gallery, was found dead recently in his home ...
Later in 1909 the Ruric Roark Main Building now Roark Building, was named in his memory. The cornerstone of the Roark Building was laid on June 29, 1909. Governor Augustus E. Willson was the guest of honor and at the conclusion of the ceremony he deposited in the cornerstone a photograph of Dr. Roark.
The first wind-powered mill in Kansas was built in Lawrence in 1863 near the corner of what is now 9th Street and Emery Road. [119] It was partially destroyed during Quantrill's Raid, but it was rebuilt in 1864 at a cost of $9,700. [120] It continued to be operational until July 1885, but on April 30, 1905, it was destroyed in a fire. [119]