photo by: Watkins Community Museum of History

Sam Jones, the Douglas County sheriff who sacked Lawrence in 1856.

photo by: Watkins Community Museum of History

John Brown, who led a band of band of abolitionists during the Pottawatomie Massacre after the sacking of Lawrence in 1856.

photo by: Kansas State Historical Society

This is thought to be one of the most accurate sketches of Quantrill's Raid because the artist, Sherman Enderton, was actually present for the raid.

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An illustration of Lawrence and the Free State Hotel after Douglas County Sheriff Sam Jones sacked it May 21, 1856.

photo by: Kansas State Historical Society

This is thought to be an abolitionist cabin in 1850s Lawrence.

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A sign for the New England Emigrant Aid Society, the group that settled Lawrence in 1854.

photo by: Watkins Community Museum of History

Massachusetts Street shortly before Quantrill's Raid.

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Dr. John Doy, an abolitionist and active member of the Underground Railroad, sits in front of his rescuers in Lawrence after his escape from the St. Joseph, Mo., jail. He escaped in June 1859.

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A drawing of Lawrence after Quantrill's Raid. The Eldridge Hotel is the large building on the right side.