Nobody Cares About Quindaro

This effort at local historic preservation will be hard to salvage now that Kansas progressives have sacrificed it in an act of political vengeance . . .

Despite significant support and interest, the Quindaro Ruins and nearby Quindaro Underground Railroad Museum continue to fall short in funding and sustainable organization structure that would capitalize on the site’s historical significance and make it the landmark community destination it should be.

For years, advocates have struggled to obtain funds for the preservation of the ruins. In May, what should have been a glimmer of hope for the future of Quindaro—a $250,000 provision for Quindaro Ruins Archaeological Park—turned out to be a political pawn for feuding Kansas politicians.

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What comes next for Kansas' historic Quindaro Ruins after political penalizing

Photo by Chase Castor On the south banks of the Missouri River in Wyandotte County lie the Quindaro Ruins, crumbling remnants of the once thriving abolitionist townsite and key stop along the Underground Railroad. Founded by abolitionists in 1850 during Bleeding Kansas, Quindaro would operate the only port on its stretch of the Missouri not controlled by Southern sympathizers.

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