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The Land where Leavenworth and Fort Leavenworth are located today was originally inhabited by the Kansa, Osage, and Delaware Indians, and today many of our streets are named after these and other local Indian tribes. In 1858, the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth settled here.
This page includes the city’s eight National Register Historic Districts and eight additional National Register properties associated with the early development of the first city of Kansas and the opening of the western frontier of the United States.
DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT. Leavenworth's 45-block downtown was planned in 1854 and in its first two decades commerce boomed. Most of the City's early stores were built in "blocks" with multiple storefronts and common upper areas.
History. Leavenworth, founded in 1854, was the first city incorporated in the territory of Kansas. [8] The city developed south of Fort Leavenworth, which was established as Cantonment Leavenworth in 1827 by Colonel Henry Leavenworth. [9]
The South Esplanade Historic District is an 1857 addition to the City of Leavenworth. On the east side of the street, travelers are treated to an unobstructed view of the first truly eastward bend in the Missouri River and the valley extending to the bluffs approximately four miles away.
An Invitation: Connect to Leavenworth History! Leavenworth County boasts countless historical events, visitors, and residents here since its founding in 1854. Known as the “Pioneer City” of Kansas, it became a launch pad for western expansion in the United States.
Inside is a diverse, yet cohesive, array of exhibits, displays, collections, and collectibles—more than one thousand!—that tell a balanced story of Leavenworth, the first city incorporated in the then-new State of Kansas in 1854.
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