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On May 19, 1858, in this ravine, 11 free-state settlers were lined up to face a firing squad of 30 pro-slavery men from Missouri.

John F. Campbell, William Colpetzer, Michael Robinson, Patrick Ross and William Stillwell were killed. William Hairgrove and his brother Asa, Amos Hall, the Rev. Benjamin Reed and Charles Snyder were wounded. Austin Hall, unhurt, fell and was left for dead.

The action, known as the Marais de Cygne Massacre, did more than anything else to focus the world's attention on "Bleeding" Kansas.

The ravine at the Massacre Site...

The site is preserved and managed by the Kansas State Historical Society.

For more information, visit the Kansas State Historical Society's web site.