Located next to the Lecompton, Capital of Kansas marker marking a Oregon Trail campground.
Inscription:
Oregon Trail
1842
COON POINT
A camping ground
Lecompton
Territorial Capital of Kansas
1855-1861
Three Miles North
Erected:
in 1930
by The Fifty-Sixers
and
Old Settlers of Douglas County
and the
Betty Washington Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Location:
the rest area at the intersection of U.S. 40 and E 600 Road
Handicapped Accessibility:
The parking in front of the marker is paved and it can be viewed (though this one may be hard to actually read) from the car, so it is fairly accessible.
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| photo by Kevin Surbaugh |
Oregon Trail
1842
COON POINT
A camping ground
Lecompton
Territorial Capital of Kansas
1855-1861
Three Miles North
Erected:
in 1930
by The Fifty-Sixers
and
Old Settlers of Douglas County
and the
Betty Washington Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Location:
the rest area at the intersection of U.S. 40 and E 600 Road
Handicapped Accessibility:
The parking in front of the marker is paved and it can be viewed (though this one may be hard to actually read) from the car, so it is fairly accessible.
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