History buffs want to turn a Kansas Limestone barn into a History Center. The barn was used on the Underground Railroad. History organizations pitched the idea to the Lawrence City Commission this week. The barn was built in 1858 and was used to hide people escaping from slavery in Missouri. The City of Lawrence later used the barn as a fire station.
In 2018 the National Park Service officially recognized the site as part of the Underground Railroad. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that history groups are asking the city to turn the barn into an archival and digital research site.
