Ranger Sarah is at Castle Rocks. Castle Rock is a 70-ft-tall (21 m) chalk pillar and was a landmark on the Butterfield Overland Despatch route. The chalk was deposited in the area by an ancient inland sea. The formation was carved by the weathering of the chalk by wind and water. It received its name because it is said to look like a castle rising above the prairie.

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Ranger Sarah is at a marker for the Butterfield Overland Dispatch (BOD) route in Kansas. Learn more about this marker at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=92934

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The University Daily Kansan: More than a century of KU student newspapers now available online. “The University of Kansas Libraries has published a new online collection of historical campus newspapers dating back to 1878…. The digital collection includes the University Daily Kansan, which has been publishing since 1912, but it also includes seven other previous campus papers.”

Scrolling through newspapers and found a town I had never heard of. Pierce Junction.

Looked it up, it was in southeastern Brown County at the intersection of two railroads. I estimate it was located around present-day U.S. 73 & Sunflower Rd. In 1910, when this newspaper came out, Pierce Junction had a population of 26.

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Someone has created a role-playing game about #BleedingKansas called "Beecher's Bibles". You play the role of abolitionists and "shoot some Border Ruffians" (creator's words). #games #Kansas #KansasHistory

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monkeyspawgames/beechers-bibles-0