6D THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFF THE HILL
MONDAY,AUGUST 16,2004
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Road trip destinations are
By Abby Tillery
atillery@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Susana Ponce San Salvador, El Salvador, graduate student, hasn't had as much time as she would like to explore area sites. She said she had visited Clinton Lake and the Kansas City area, but beyond that she had only been in Lawrence.
"I don't know about the area, but I would like to explore more," Dominguez said.
There are shorter road trips that can get you away from Lawrence and the unforgiving demands of homework. Within the area, there is something for the history lover, the wine connoisseur and the outdoor person.
- Edited by Julie Jones
LECOMPTON
Kansas' historic first capital
In about 15 minutes you can end up in Lecompton. The town was the first territorial capital of Kansas and can easily be missed with a population of about 600.
can easily be missed Just head west on Sixth Street for four to five miles then take a right on Highway 1029 and follow the signs to the small town.
The first museum you will come to is called the Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., formerly Lane University.
Lane University. The university is where Dwight D. Eisenhower's parents met and later married. The original plans for the building were for the state capital building, but by 1858 it was clear that Lecompton would not be selected as the capital of Kansas.
The museum contains artifacts from before the Civil War including cannon balls found in the Lecompton area. The museum is open weekly Monday through Saturday 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is based on donation.
Another sight is Constitution Hall, 319 Elmore St., which was made a historical site in 1986. The Lecompton Constitutional Convention met in this building to work on a constitution to make Kansas an official state, but it failed to pass.
The building also contains pre-Civil War artifacts.
The artifacts encompass Lecrompton's role in history.
The museum is open Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $2 per adult and $1 per child.
Courtney Kuhlen/KANSAN Constitution Hall, 319 Elmore St., Lecompton, was named a historic site in 1886 and is now a museum. The bricks in the sidewalk out front date back to 1888.
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