L AW R E N C E ⢠1 8 5 6 - The Kansas City Store
L AW R E N C E ⢠1 8 5 6 - The Kansas City Store
L AW R E N C E ⢠1 8 5 6 - The Kansas City Store
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ATCHISON • 1860<br />
<strong>Kansas</strong> was still a territory in 1860 when this scene was captured. <strong>The</strong> view is<br />
southwest past the hardware store at Fourth and Commercial streets, Atchison’s<br />
business hub. <strong>The</strong> city was five years old at the time, and in its early years its<br />
economy benefitted from steamboat traffic on the Missouri River and from<br />
overland trade — routes extended to the West Coast. <strong>The</strong> proximity of Atchison<br />
to Missouri meant the city contained a substantial number of pro-slavery<br />
residents. In fact, it took its name from a pro-slavery Missouri senator, David<br />
Rice Atchison.<br />
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