Visited the Marais des Cygnes Massacre State Historic Site, located just a few hundred yards west of the KS/MO state line. This incident was one of the events of “Bleeding Kansas”, the precursor to the Civil War.
The site features a stone cabin with interpretive displays, as well as signs that tell the story of the massacre.
http://www.kshs.org/places/marais/pdfs/brochure_lg.pdf
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