The "Battle of the Spurs" in January 1859, where John Brown led 11 slaves to freedom. U.S. Marshals tried to capture him, but Brown's defiance led to the slaves' successful escape.
Established in 1856, the Lane Trail bypassed proslavery Missouri to aid free-state settlers. Marked by "Lane's Chimneys," it extended from Iowa to Topeka as part of the Underground Railroad.
Historical Marker for Dr. Clyde Tombaugh, from Burdett, Kansas, discovered Pluto in 1930. He also found a comet, six star clusters, a galaxy cloud, and 775 asteroids.
Driving on HWY 283 offered a few interesting places to stop and take some pictures of an abandoned schoolhouse, an old stone shed, and a roadside memorial for Chris.
Rolling down the highway, I see another historical marker. I had totally forgotten that George Washington Carver had homesteaded in Kansas before he became famous.
After the Sand Creek Massacre, the Cheyenne, Apapho, and Sioux People gathered here and decided to raid Julesburg before moving north at the start of the Plains War.
The arrow sculpture at the Mobeetie Rest Stop cut my eye, and I had to pull over to check it out. There were two historical markers in this rest stop in the Texas panhandle.
I'm always drawn to his historical markers. Sometimes, you find ones that are just irrelevant and not all that interesting, and other times, you find a fascinating one like this one.
Sometimes a path down memory lane doesn't necessarily perk you up and revive your spirits. Driving around my childhood home left me rather morose and feeling ancient.
As I was leaving Milford State Park, I noticed this old schoolhouse and had to pull over to take pictures and see if any restoration work had been done on the building or interior.
Wandering and meandering on back roads and uncrowded highways allows me to find many unexpected and unusual sites, such as this historic trail marker and gravestone.
