Mine Creek Battlefield - Heritage Day
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Join us for Heritage Day, a special event at Mine Creek Civil War Battlefield State Historic Site near Pleasanton. This annual event features cavalry, artillery, and infantry Civil War period demonstrations. Plus blacksmith, Dutch oven cooking, weaving, broom making, leather works, basket making, and spinning wool. The event we will also include a weapons display and medical tent.
Mine Creek Battlefield - Heritage Day
Phone : 913-352-8890 (Always call and confirm events.)
Email Address : minecreek@kshs.org
Web: www.kshs.org/mine_creek
Civil War
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Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site
One of the largest Cavalry engagements of the entire Civil War, and the only one fought on Kansas soil, the Battle of Mine Creek occurred on Oct. 25, 1864, when 2,500 Union horsemen defeated 6,500 Confederate soldiers, killing or capturing over 1,000
Pleasanton, KS BattlesitesLinn County Museum & Geneological Library
Sponsored by the Linn County Historical Society, the museum has one of the best genealogy libraries in the region. Displays relate a wide range of county history, including the Mine Creek Battle, lead mining in Kansas, and an old country store exhibit. Learn about Indians who inhabited this area;
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