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Two photographs of Constitution Hall in Lecompton, Kansas. In January 1857 the second territorial legislative assembly met on the upper floor of this building. The Kansas Legislature approved the state to operate Constitution Hall State Historic Site in 1986. The site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and became a National Historic Landmark in 1974.
Date: 1955
Item Number: 228992
Call Number: FK2.D4 Le.79 *12-13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 228992
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Politics/Government
Built Environment - Function - Government
Built Environment - Kansas Historical Markers
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1950s - 1955
Government and Politics - Territorial Government
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Historic sites - Constitution Hall
Type of Material - Photographs
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