Lecompton

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Lecompton is a historic town in northeastern Kansas best known for serving as the pro-slavery capital of the Kansas Territory during the 1850s.

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Lecompton, Kansas Territory 1

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instanceOf city
historic town
municipality
associatedWithDocument Lecompton Constitution NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Lecompton Constitution controversy NERFINISHED
capitalOf Kansas Territory (pro-slavery government) NERFINISHED
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
economy local services and heritage tourism
governedBy city government of Lecompton
governingBody Lecompton City Council NERFINISHED
hasAreaCode 785
hasBuilding Constitution Hall State Historic Site NERFINISHED
hasCategory Bleeding Kansas NERFINISHED
Cities in Douglas County, Kansas
Former territorial capitals in the United States
hasEducationalInstitution former Lane University (historic)
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark district (core historic area) NERFINISHED
hasHistoricRecognition important site in the struggle over slavery in Kansas
hasHistoricSite Constitution Hall NERFINISHED
Lane University building NERFINISHED
Territorial Capital Museum NERFINISHED
former Democratic Party headquarters of Kansas Territory
hasPopulation fewer than 1,000 inhabitants (early 21st century)
hasPostalCode 66050
hasTransportation access via Kansas state highways and local roads
historicalEra 1850s
Bleeding Kansas period NERFINISHED
historicalRole center of pro-slavery politics in Kansas Territory
locatedIn Douglas County, Kansas NERFINISHED
Kansas
locatedInCountySeatOf Douglas County, Kansas (historical territorial period, pro-slavery government) NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion northeastern Kansas
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedInWatershed Kansas River watershed
locatedNear Lawrence, Kansas NERFINISHED
locatedOn south bank of the Kansas River
namedAfter Samuel D. Lecompte NERFINISHED
partOf Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area NERFINISHED
United States territorial history NERFINISHED
politicalAlignmentIn1850s pro-slavery
servedAs pro-slavery capital of Kansas Territory
tourismAttractionType heritage tourism destination

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Kansas Territory (as namesake of Fort Riley) capital Lecompton
subject surface form: Kansas Territory
Kansas Territory capital Lecompton
this entity surface form: Lecompton, Kansas Territory