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The United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates that is located in northeast Kansas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. It also includes a satellite federal prison camp for minimum-security male offenders. USP Leavenworth is located 25 miles northwest of Kansas City, Kansas.
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  • 1. Patee House Museum Saint Joseph Missouri
    The Patee House, also known as Patee House Museum, was completed in 1858 as a 140-room luxury hotel at 12th Street and Penn in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was one of the best-known hotels west of the Mississippi River.The Patee House was built by John Patée as part of his Patee Town development around the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad station. Office space included the headquarters and eastern terminus of the Pony Express, founded in 1860 to provide fast overland mail service to the West Coast. During the American Civil War, the Union Army Provost Marshal's office was located in Patee House. The Army conducted war trials in the second floor ballroom. After the war, the Patee Female College operated in the building from 1865-1868. Its space was taken over 1875-1880 by the St. Joseph Female...
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  • 3. Ft Leavenworth Army Installation Leavenworth Kansas
    Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army installation located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, immediately north of the city of Leavenworth, in the northeast part of the state. Built in 1827, it is the oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, DC, and the oldest permanent settlement in Kansas. Fort Leavenworth has been historically known as the Intellectual Center of the Army.Fort Leavenworth was also the base of African-American soldiers of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on 21 September 1866 at Fort Leavenworth. They became known as Buffalo Soldiers, nicknamed by the Native American tribes whom they fought. The term eventually was applied to all of the African-American regiments formed in 1866. During the country's westward expansion, Fort L...
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  • 6. Massachusetts Street Lawrence
    Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 76,377, which had risen to an estimated 78,197 as of 2014. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. Lawrence and Salem were the county seats of Essex County, until the Commonwealth abolished county government in 1999. Lawrence is part of the Merrimack Valley. Manufacturing products of the city include electronic equipment, textiles, footwear, paper products, computers, and foodstuffs. Lawrence was the residence of poet Robert Frost for his early school years; his essays and poems were first published in the Lawrence High School newspaper.
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  • 7. C.W. Parker Carousel Museum Leavenworth Kansas
    The C.W. Parker Carousel Museum, also known as the Leavenworth Carousel Museum, is located in Leavenworth, Kansas and is one of several museums sponsored by the Leavenworth Historical Museum Association. Opened in 2005, the building houses carousels that are historically registered, as well as a C.W. Parker cylinder piano, an Artizan A-X-1 band organ, and a Wurlitzer 153 Band Organ. It also has several reproduced or repaired carousel horses. Charles Wallace Parker manufactured the first Carry-Us-All amusement ride in 1898. This invention was such a success that his quickly growing company in Abilene was moved to Leavenworth, Kansas. The Carousel Museum is a non-profit organization that operates through community donations and volunteer efforts.
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  • 8. Buffalo Soldier Memorial Park Leavenworth Kansas
    Buffalo Soldiers originally were members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on September 21, 1866, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This nickname was given to the Black Cavalry by Native American tribes who fought in the Indian Wars. The term eventually became synonymous with all of the African American regiments formed in 1866: 9th Cavalry Regiment 10th Cavalry Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment 25th Infantry RegimentAlthough several African American regiments were raised during the Civil War as part of the Union Army , the Buffalo Soldiers were established by Congress as the first peacetime all-black regiments in the regular U.S. Army. On September 6, 2005, Mark Matthews, the oldest surviving Buffalo Soldier, died at the age of 111. He was buried at Arlington Nationa...
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  • 9. Carroll Mansion Leavenworth Kansas
    Carroll House was a racehorse trained in the United Kingdom. Carroll House may also refer to: in AustraliaCarroll Cottage, Kingaroy, South Burnett Region, Queensland, also known as Daniel Carroll's House, heritage listedin the United StatesKarsner-Carroll House, Florence, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places Dr. Clyde Carroll House, White Mills, Kentucky Carroll House Hotel, a hotel in North Dakota Chancellor James P. Carroll House, Allen, South Carolina Weisiger–Carroll House, Richmond, Virginia Thomas Carroll House, Washington, D.C.Carroll House , NRHP-listed in East Feliciana Parish Carroll House Hotel, Fullerton, North Dakota, NRHP-listed Carroll Mansion, Baltimore, Maryland, NRHP-listed Carroll Place, St. George, South Carolina, NRHP-listed Carroll Stagecoach ...
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