Sound Off
Are the concrete pillars that are in front of many homes on Mississippi Street and throughout Old West Lawrence, really horse-hitching posts? If so, how old are they?
Karl Gridley, a local historian and native Lawrencian, says that the pillars are actually made of stone and they are indeed horse-hitching posts. As for their age, Gridley guesses they would date to about the 1890s because that’s when the brick streets that are found in the same parts of Lawrence were put in.
Marketplace
Arts & Entertainment · Bars · Theatres · Restaurants · Coffeehouses · Libraries · Antiques · Services
- Letter: Serious issue May 21, 2013 · 2 comments
- Blog: Kansas science and math teachers easily recruited away May 20, 2013 · 11 comments
- Two men arrested in connection with Club Magic shooting May 20, 2013 · 29 comments
- Legislature makes no progress; Brownback leaves state to tout tax cuts May 20, 2013 · 11 comments
- On the street: Would you rather have a lower income tax and higher sales tax, or lower sales tax and higher income tax? May 17, 2013 · 41 comments
- Opinion: Amid crisis, Europe resists extremism May 21, 2013 · 1 comment
- Death toll from Oklahoma City tornado climbs to 91, expected to rise May 20, 2013 · 20 comments
- Opinion: Benghazi triggers a major credibility crisis May 18, 2013 · 66 comments
- Opinion: Scandals undermine trust in Obama May 19, 2013 · 44 comments
- Blog: As Legislature remains deadlocked, Brownback in Chicago touting tax cuts May 20, 2013 · 23 comments
- Memphis forward Tarik Black transfers to KU May 20, 2013
- Daytripper: We're in the money May 20, 2013
- Two Topeka men shot in Lawrence early Sunday morning; police seeking persons of interest May 19, 2013
- For Kansas basketball, recruiting never ceases May 20, 2013
- Two men arrested in connection with Club Magic shooting May 20, 2013
- Editorial: Hometown pride May 21, 2013
- Project to build intergenerational retirement community in Lawrence moving ahead April 29, 2013
- City expecting 5 percent reduction in Community Development Block Grant funding May 20, 2013
Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Commenting has been disabled for this item.