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Title
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Fort Leavenworth
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Description
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History of Fort Leavenworth, also known as Cantonment Leavenworth, established in 1828 near the site of present Leavenworth, Kansas, and "one of the nation's oldest active Army posts west of the Mississippi River," although "never attacked" and becoming a military training camp starting in World War I.
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Date
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1987
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Fort Leavenworth: Gateway to the West
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Description
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Book gives the history of Fort Leavenworth, located by the Missouri River in Kansas, which began as Cantonment Leavenworth in May 1827 and was founded by and named after Colonel Henry Leavenworth. Contains nine chapters and brings the history of the garrison up to the twentieth century. Includes numerous illustrations including photographs, drawings, and maps.
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Date
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2000
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Object Type
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Book
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Visit the Oldest Home in Kansas
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Description
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The Rookery building, located at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, was built between 1828 and 1832 and is considered the oldest residence in Kansas. The building "housed the post's soldiers and officers, including Andrew Reeder, the first territorial governor of Kansas, William Clark's stepdaughter and a young lieutenant by the name of Douglas MacArthur, who lived there with his mother." The Rookery is just one of 269 homes at the fort listed on the National Register of Historic Places and one of 66 others that are part of a $3 million preservation project. The home is still lived in but will be open to the public to tour during this week.
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Date
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2008-11-18
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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New Prison Adds to Fort's Mystique
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Description
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Fort Leavenworth's new massive $95 million prison complex will replace three military prisons, one at Fort Knox in Kentucky, Fort Sill in Oklahoma, and Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. The new building of the Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility has been LEED certified for its environmental design. It has 250,000 square feet with space for 464 beds and sits on 40 acres.
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Date
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2010-09-29
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Shawnee Indian Prophet
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Description
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Mention of the "celebrated Shawnee Prophet" of the Shawnee Indians at Cantonment Leavenworth, described as "an old man, but little distinguished in appearance."
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Date
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1905-02-01
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Weston Quadrangle
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Description
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Topographical map of an area of Platte County, Missouri, including the city of Weston and a segment of the Missouri River. Also depicted are adjacent areas of Atchison and Leavenworth counties in Kansas, including the Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation. Map also includes ponds, islands, and tributaries along the Missouri River, as well as cemeteries, churches, schools, railroads, and roads of various grades.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Weston Quadrangle
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Description
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Topographical map of an area of northwest Platte County, Missouri and northeast Leavenworth County, Kansas, as well as a small section of southeast Atchison County, Kansas. The towns of Weston, Missouri and Iatan, Missouri are featured, as well as the Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation and the Missouri River. Churches, cemetaries, roads, railroads, and creeks are also featured.
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Date
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1975
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Object Type
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Map
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