Abstract

The First Territorial Capitol, located at Fort Riley, has seen many changes throughout its 158 years on the prairie.

Keywords:

• First Territorial Capitol,
• prairie,
• grassland,
• Fort Riley,
• Kaw River,
• territory,
• Kansas,
• Bleeding Kansas,
• slavery,
• anti-slavery,
• polling,
• vote,
• capitol,
• pro-slavery,
• free-state,
• Union Pacific Railroad,
• Junction City,
• Pawnee