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10 unusual facts about Osawatomie


Battle of Osawatomie

The Battle of Osawatomie took place on August 30, 1856 when 250-300 Border Ruffians led by John W. Reid and Rev. Marvin White attacked the city of Osawatomie.

Change for a Dollar

The film was filmed in in a single day in Osawatomie, Kansas on March 13, 2010 with the assistance of several Kansas City, Missouri film makers, and a small cast.

Kansas Forts and Posts

Two days later John Brown's group brutally murdered five southerners near Osawatomie and a real war began in earnest.

Mary Monnett Bain

Mary Monnett Bain (born Mary Monnett) (September 21, 1833, Ohio - July 30, 1885, Osawatomie, Miami County, Kansas), following her mother's death, came into a very large sum of money.

Miami County, Kansas

The cities of Louisburg, Osawatomie, Paola, and Spring Hill are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships.

The county's most notable abolitionist was John Brown, who moved to Osawatomie,making it the headquarters for he and his anti-slavery forces.

Near Osawatomie are historic sites of John Brown, such as his famouns Civil War lookout.

Osawatomie, Kansas

Settled by abolitionists in hopes of aiding Kansas' entry to the United States as a free state, the community of Osawatomie and pro slavery communities nearby were quickly engaged in violence.

A pro-slavery force of 250, led by John William Reid, came riding into Osawatomie from another direction.

Pottawatomie Massacre

A Free State company under the command of John Brown, Jr., set out, and the Osawatomie company joined them.