Lecompton, Kansas

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Lecompton, Kansas is a small historic town in northeastern Kansas that served as the territorial capital during the 1850s and played a key role in the events leading up to the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
former territorial capital
municipality
areaCode 785
associatedWithDocument Lecompton Constitution NERFINISHED
capitalOf Kansas Territory NERFINISHED
capitalPeriodEnd 1861
capitalPeriodStart 1855
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
county Douglas County, Kansas NERFINISHED
distanceTo approximately 10 miles west of Lawrence, Kansas
approximately 20 miles east of Topeka, Kansas
elevation about 900 feet above sea level
eventLocation drafting of the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution
foundingPeriod 1850s
governingBody City of Lecompton government NERFINISHED
hasHistoricBuilding Constitution Hall NERFINISHED
Lane University NERFINISHED
Territorial Capital Museum NERFINISHED
hasHistoricSiteDesignation National Historic Landmark district (core sites) NERFINISHED
hasMuseum Lecompton Territorial Capital Museum NERFINISHED
heritageTheme Bleeding Kansas history
Kansas statehood struggle
historicalEra American Civil War era NERFINISHED
Bleeding Kansas NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Northeastern Kansas NERFINISHED
locatedNear Lawrence, Kansas NERFINISHED
Topeka, Kansas NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Kansas River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Samuel D. Lecompte NERFINISHED
notableFor pro-slavery territorial government
role in events leading up to the American Civil War
originalName Bald Eagle
partOf Midwestern United States
partOfMetropolitanArea Lawrence, Kansas metropolitan area NERFINISHED
politicalAlignmentInTerritorialPeriod pro-slavery stronghold
population about 600
populationCensusYear 2020
postalCode 66050
regionCode FIPS place code 38925
role Kansas territorial capital
state Kansas
timeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
tourismType heritage tourism
transportation located near Interstate 70

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Douglas County, Kansas contains Lecompton, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas hasTown Lecompton, Kansas