"The Bloody Benders of Labette County " Topic
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Tango01 | 15 Aug 2014 11:21 a.m. PST |
" the 19th century, Kansas was a bloody place, especially before the Civil War as "Free-Soilers " and slavery advocates "duked" it out for control of the new territory. Once Kansas declared itself with the Union and the Civil War began to rage, the bloody battles continued. After the Civil War, as pioneers began to head westward along the many trails through Kansas, murder and mayhem persisted as hardened men from the battlefields, grown used to the violence, continued their violent ways along the overland trails and in the many cow towns. If not accosted by road agents, travelers also had to be concerned about Indian attacks. Southeast Kansas, in particular, was known as a rough area. Though most of us know of Dodge City's wicked ways, the deadly gunfight of the Daltons in Coffeyville, and the many outlaws and gunfighters who spent time in the Sunflower State, few aware of a family of mass murderers, living a supposed quiet life near the small town of Cherryvale. Just after the Civil War ended the United States government moved the Osage Indians from Labette County in southeast Kansas to the "new" Indian Territory in what would later become the state of Oklahoma. The "vacated" land was then made available to homesteaders, who, for the most part, were a group of hard-working pioneers farming the area's softly rolling hills and windswept prairies…" See more here link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement Armand |
Grelber | 15 Aug 2014 11:34 a.m. PST |
Ah, yes! We stopped to see the historical site sign at the Bender Mounds once, years ago, on the way from college to home. Much more detail in this account than on the sign there. Good stuff. Grelber |
FriendOfMrGreen | 11 Sep 2014 9:20 p.m. PST |
I don't know about miniatures games, but this screams Call of Cthulhu scenario! |
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