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KANSAN.COM/SPORTS | THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, 2016
UP NEXT: TEXAS On Saturday, Kansas gets a shot at Big 12 supremacy
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A grave in the pioneer cemetery on West Campus.
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ocated on West Campus and hidden among trees and bushes, the Pioneer Cemetery is filled with graves dating back to the 19th century.
"It contained random burials from the town settlement era," said Debbie
Yet, established in 1854, it's a Lawrence landmark that some students might not know about, despite its historic significance.
There is a pioneer cemetery on West Campus.
There are strong ties to the Civil War within the cemetery. According to Lawrence historian Karl Gridley, many Free State victims from the Bleeding Kansas era - 1854- 1861 - are buried there.
McCarthy, manager of the eXplore Lawrence visitor's center.
According to a timeline from local historian Katie Armitage, the burial place was originally called Oread Cemetery. In 1854, the burial of Moses Pomeroy was in a farmer's field on the hill, although the marker was later lost. The oldest grave at the cemetery is now of Cornelius Campbell, who died on April 22, 1855, according to Armitage's files.
Gridley conducted a survey years ago for the Historic Mount Oread Fund about Pioneer Cemetery. It can be viewed at the Spencer Research Library.
One of the most important individuals buried there is Thomas W. Barber, who was shot by pro-slavery men during the Wakarusa War of 1855, as told by Gridley.
"In 1862, it became the resting place for Civil War soldiers from the 13th Wisconsin Volunteer infantry," McCarthy said.
According to Gridley, John Brown, the famous Kansas abolitionist, viewed Barber's body at the Eldridge Hotel and called his death "one of the sure results of Civil War." John Greenleaf Whittier wrote the poem "Burial of Barber" about his funeral, and the poem is now engraved on two stones at the base of Barber's monument, according to Gridley.
McCarthy stated that it was also the burial site for the
victims of Quantrill's Raid in 1863. Six individual victim markers remain, according to Armitage. But McCarthy also said that once Oak Hill Cemetery was created in 1865, the
victims' bodies were moved there. Oak Hill sits at E. 15th St., six blocks east of Haskell Avenue.
Pioneer Cemetery sits on the University's property near the Lied Center. Many of
the graves are unmarked and suffer from vandalism, according to Gridley. But he believes it is among the most important early cemeteries in Kansas.
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Contributed The lobby of the Eldridge. Supposedly, the ghost of Col. Eldridge can be seen in the background.
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The ghost of Col. Eldridge reportedly haunts the Eldridge hotel.According to their website, "his most favorite spot in the hotel is room 506."
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Charles Robinson an early resident of Lawrence, went on to become
Kansas' first governor and, later, the first impeached state governor in the United States.
40. Grover Barn, located at 2819 Stonebarn Terrace, was a
stop on the Underground Railroad.
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manmade reservoir that was built in the 1970s.
Clinton Lake located west of Lawrence is actually a
According to a city of Lawrence memo, 23rd and Iowa is the busiest
intersection in Lawrence, and approximately 60,000 vehicles pass through it per day.
43. Weaver's Department Store has been in Lawrence since 1857, making it 159 years old.
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Abraham Lincoln once referred to Lawrence as "the cradle of liberty."
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There were no lead changes until the third set when Oklahoma went up 9-8 to lead for the first time in the match. This led to a total of 12 lead changes. Both teams produced two tie scores in the first set and 17 in the third set.
"Anytime you're going to play volleyball with a good team you're gonna have some momentum swings and certainly that's what happened," coach Ray Bechard said. "[Oklahoma's] coach is as competitive as anybody you'll coach against. So their team's not gonna go away. We knew they would fight. Jayhawks just a little bit better fight at the end, thank goodness."
Junior setter Ainise Havili was setting a bal-
Ray Bechard Volleyball coach
Tayler Soucie both led the team with ten.
"Most important stat of the match, they came in hitting .285 and as you can see defensively I thought it was our best effort probably of the year," Bechard said. "We held them to
The Jayhawks had a total of six aces on the night, with Payne and Havili recording two. Bechard was more pleased with the hitting statistics of this match as opposed to the previous match against Southeastern Louisiana.
just the first set. She had eight kills overall. Burse seems to be adjusting well to playing collegiately and getting used to the speed of the game, however she was a little nervous for her first Big 12 conference game.
"It was super exciting. I was kind of nervous at first but my teammates helped me get rid of that," Burse said.
The Jayhawks will travel to Austin to take on No. 5 Texas on Saturday. Texas (9-2) gave Kansas two of its three losses in the 2015 season. Game time is set for a 7 p.m. start on Saturday. The match will be broadcast on the Longhorn Network.
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Andrew Rosenthal/KANSAN Freshman outside hitter Jada Burse jumps for a hit. She had eight kills against Oklahoma.