Tecumseh, Shawnee County
Title
Tecumseh, Shawnee County
Subject
The Formerly Famous Town of Tecumseh, Shawnee County, Kansas
Description
The community of Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County, Kansas on the fringes of the state capital, Topeka. In the mid 1850s, proslavery settlers from Missouri founded the town. The first post office was established on March 3, 1855. Because of Tecumseh’s close location to Topeka, and the politics of its founders, it was involved in much of the chaos that enveloped Kansas during its bloody territorial years.
Creator
Gregory Weber
Publisher
The Chapman Center of Rural Studies
Date
Fall 2011
Rights
The Chapman Center of Rural Studies
Relation
Kansas State University, Department of History
Format
pdf
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
Gregory Weber, “Tecumseh, Shawnee County,” Lost Kansas Communities, accessed August 12, 2020, https://lostkscommunities.omeka.net/items/show/70.