What event in Lawrence’s history deserves a historic marker?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on May 05, 2016
“When they announced that Kansas was a free state.”
— Carla Claunch, third-grader at Broken Arrow Elementary, Lawrence
“I don't know if it has one or not, but the Eldridge — Quantrill's raid. Or the national basketball championships.”
— Jessica Bohlander, property manager, Lawrence
“The burning of the city prior to the Civil War. Though we have one somewhere, I'm sure.”
— Jim Coyne, training coordinator, Providence, R.I.
“What about when Bernie Sanders came and got his hair cut on Mass. Street?”
— Wyatt Stark, student, Lawrence
“See more: KU unveils marker to commemorate Strong Hall sit-in of 1965”
— Related story, May 4, 2016, LJWorld.com