“The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.”

A. Whitney Brown

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Unraveling the Mystery – On the 1860 census there were two free families of color living in Lone Jack. This is their stories.

This nonprofit corporation was organized to support, protect, and preserve the unique history of the Lone Jack area. The primary focus is on the Civil War Cemetery and adjoining grounds, and the Civil War Museum. The desire is to ensure the future education of our children, to go forward while remembering our very important past.