Leavenworth County

After passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, May 30, 1864, this area was swiftly settled. The county was organized in 1855, taking its name from Gen. Henry Leavenworth who established the nearby fort in 1827.

In a county seat war, Leavenworth was ...

Leavenworth County War Memorial

In Memoriam

The Doughboy statue was first erected at Victory Junction in 1921 in memory of the members of the military who died in World War I. It was dedicated November 11, 1928.

In 1941 the statue was moved to its present ...

Leavenworth County World War Memorial

1917 - 1919

Dedicated to the

Memory of our Boys

who made

The Supreme Sacrifice

in the World War

Byron H. Mehl • Ernest Bagwell

Anthony Blanchard • William E. Burns

Edward Blochberger • Riley D. Cunningham

David H. Crockett • Frank Curtis

George T. Ewing • Frank B. Hicks

Hans ...