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Leavenworth City Directory, and Business Mirror for 1859- 1860

• In addition to advertisements and information about various civic institutions in Leavenworth, this city directory also contained a historical sketch of the city attributed to H. Miles Moore, one of Leavenworth’s early settlers. Some women are listed in the directory if they operated a business such as a boarding house, if they had a job, or, apparently, if they were widowed or unmarried. The “business mirror” section listed individual businesses grouped by the type of business or profession. The appendix included a listing of city and county officials and community institutions. The volume contained a number of ads for businesses in St. Louis, Missouri. The item referenced a map that was supposed to serve as a street guide but it was not contained in the KSHS copy of this item.

Leavenworth, KS -1856

• Leavenworth was only two years old when this sketch was made in 1856

Standard atlas of Leavenworth County, Kansas

• This atlas shows maps of each township with the names of landowners. It has a patrons’ directory, portraits of residents, and plats of towns in the year of publication.

Images of Kansas Towns and Cities MAGES OF KANSAS TOWNS AND CITIES

• Leavenworth, Kans. N. E. fr. Lawrence Ave. and Cherokee St.

Missouri Historical Topographic Maps

• With dates of the last survey.

Leavenworth County, Kansas Newspaper Articles