Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Osawatomie
Osawatomieō′səwŏt'əmē, ŏs′ə–, city (1990 pop. 4,590), Miami co., E Kans., on the Marais des Cygnes River; founded 1855 by the New England Emigrant Aid Company, inc. 1883. The town, once a station on the Underground Railroad, has a memorial park that contains the cabin where John Brown lived in 1856.
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Osawatomie (redirected from Osawatomie) is a city in Miami County, Kansas, United States, 61 miles southwest of Kansas City. The population was 4,645 at the 2000 census. It derives its name from two streams near by, the Osage and Potawatomie. In 1900, 4,101 people lived in Osawatomie; in 1910, 4,046. Osawatomie was chartered in 1883 and in 1890 became a second-class city. The commission form of government was adopted in 1914.
Osawatomie's name is a compound of two primary native American indian tribes from the area, the Osage and Pottawatomie. In addition, the town is bordered by Pottawatomie Creek and the Marais des Cygnes River, which are also named for the two tribes. ]].
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- Brown, John, American abolitionist
Brown, John, 1800–1859, American abolitionist, b. Torrington, Conn. He spent his boyhood in Ohio. Before he became prominent in the 1850s, his life had been a succession of business failures i...
