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Leavenworth and the Frontier
Military Historic Byway was
featured in a segment of
"Sunflower Journeys" on
KTWU.  Leavenworth is the
only city in Kansas that is
located on two byways: 
Frontier Military Historic
Byway & Glacial Hills
Scenic Byway.

Collection of early frontier memorabilia and artifacts including buggies and cutters that were either manufactured or owned in Leavenworth.  The museum features prison memorabilia and 8’ by 8’ mockups of both the United States Penitentiary and Lansing Correction Facility, as well as a showcase of confiscated weaponry made by inmates.  There is also an extensive display of Western Union Telegraph Morse code equipment and the 1940s perforated tape operation used throughout the country, including here in Leavenworth, all in interactive condition.  Another recent exhibit is a huge display of wood workers and handyman’s tools donated by a local family.  Establishment of artifacts from large industries, the railroad and the manufacturing industries, emphasize Leavenworth’s initial claim to importance in the early days.  Other exhibits recalling the past are the Buffalo Bill era including the large bank safe where Isaac Cody stored gold dust, furniture and cabinetry made by the three Abernathy, Helmers and Klemp factories, an 8’ by 14’ canvas painting displaying twenty-two businesses in Leavenworth in the 1930s, and several Great Western stoves among other exhibits in the Exhibit Hall.

The museum is open Thursday 1-5pm.  Admission is charged.  For special visits or tours please call (913) 682-1866 or 800-844-4114.  Visit the website at http://www.firstcitymuseums.org.

Location: 743 Delaware Street

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