The stories of Douglas County, KS
8 narrated audio stories from across Douglas County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Old City Hall
A City Hall Built to Last
How a civic building outlived its first job and kept its place in Lawrence.
Massachusetts Street
Mass Street and the Town That Rebuilt It
How Lawrence’s main street became a record of destruction and resolve.
The Eldridge Hotel
Eldridge House, Built Again
A hotel site that kept rising with Lawrence.
Lawrence
When the Warrants Became a Rampage
How a legal pretext turned Lawrence into a symbol of Bleeding Kansas.
The Eldridge Hotel
The Corner That Refused to Stay Down
How one Lawrence corner turned rebuilding into a civic declaration.
Lawrence
When They Smashed the Presses
A town attacked where its political voice lived: the printing press.
The Eldridge Hotel
The Hotel They Kept Burning
How a political symbol in Lawrence was destroyed, rebuilt, and renamed.
Lawrence
At Daybreak, Lawrence Burned
How a border war erupted into one of the Civil War era’s deadliest raids.
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