The Civil War Muse - Stop 42: Wells Overlook Park

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News

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Aug 29, 2017

New book just released by Trans-Mississippi Musings Press

Category: General

Posted by: TheMuse

Available immediately on Amazon: Trans-Mississippi Musings Press releases a new book Quantrill’s Revenge: A Comprehensive Tour Guide to William C. Quantrill’s Raid of Lawrence, Kansas

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Oct 1, 2014

A Day Late and a Dollar Short - new book by theMuse now available

Category: American Civil War

Posted by: TheMuse

Now available: A Day Late and a Dollar Short: The Fate of A. J. Smith’s Command during Price’s 1864 Missouri Raid by Dick Titterington

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May 7, 2014

Sterling Price Returns - new book by theMuse now available

Category: American Civil War

Posted by: TheMuse

Now available: Sterling Price Returns: The Southern Counteroffensive to Retake Missouri in 1861, Trans-Mississippi Musings Volume 3 by Dick Titterington

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Stop 42: Wells Overlook Park

There is an observation tower in Wells Overlook Park that provides a good view of the route Quantrill followed while retreating from Lawrence.

Wells Overlook Observation Tower.

View from Wells Overlook Park looking east toward Blue Mound.

View from Wells Overlook Park looking north toward Lawrence, Kansas.

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Map showing location of the Wells Overlook Park tour stop. Click on thumbnail to load high resolution version of the map.

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