War on the Wakarusa
By "The Cowboy" Jim Gray
The Wakarusa area south of Lawrence was an early flashpoint in the struggle between the Free State and pro-slavery settlers in Kansas Territory. On Nov. 21, 1855, Free Stater Charles Dow was killed by Franklin N. Coleman of the proslavery ranks. The trouble surfaced from a dispute over a piece of property.
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