The History of Lawrence Kansas
Welcome back to my monthly blog, and today we're gonna talk about the most important topic I've been willing to learn about ever since I was in school. The History of Lawrence Kansas Let's get started, shall we? Lawrence Kansas was founded in 1854 and it's a city in and the county seat of the Douglas County community. It's also the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 94,934. It's even a college town and the home to both the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University. Lawrence was founded by the New England Emigrant Aid Company (NEEAC) and was named for Amos A. Lawrence, an abolitionist from Massachusetts, who offered financial aid and support for the settlement. Lawrence was central to the Bleeding Kansas period from 1854–1861, and the site of the Wakarusa War from 1855 and the Sacking