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''A Species of Town-Building Madness'': Quindaro and Kansas Territory, 1856-1862
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| Title | ''A Species of Town-Building Madness'': Quindaro and Kansas Territory, 1856-1862 |
| Abstract | Story of the town of Quindaro, Kansas, which materialized for a short while on the Missouri River upriver from the Town of Kansas (Kansas City) in 1857. The site was selected by Abelard Guthrie and Charles Robinson and named after Guthrie's wife, Nancy Quindaro Guthrie. It was designed to be a free state port on the west side of the Missouri River. After the early demise of the town, it later became a site of African American development and activities, including the site of Western University. |
| Notes | On May 13, 1857, the town's newspaper, the 'Quindaro Chindowan', published its first edition. The word "Chindowan" is a Wyandotte Indian word meaning "leader". |
| Author | Jeff Bremer
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| Date | Autumn 2003 |
| Source | Kansas History |
| Location | Periodicals |
| Volume | 26 |
| Number | 3 |
| Page | 156-171 |
| Local Subject | Wyandotte County, Kansas
Kansas--History
Quindaro, Kansas
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| Illustrations | Yes |
| Item Type | Magazine Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 209874 |
| CONTENTdm number | 20144 |
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