Talk:Wakarusa River

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[edit] Lawrence used to be named "Wacharusa"?

Okay, I originally asked for a citation on that because I'm from Lawrence and I never heard the city was named "Wacharusa" originally (which would have been something covered in school I thought), and there is now a citation for a section of the 'History of Kansas' article. But I still don't see the evidence to support this. I understand that Kansas was once all officially deemed "Indian Territory" by the government, but I don't see mention of specific settlements of Indians. Then futher down (under Kansas Territory: An Invitation to Violence) it talks about the Massachusetts Immigrant Aid Company sending in settlers to found some anti-slavery towns - among them Lawrence in 1854, but it doesn't mention the settlers taking over an exiting Indain settlement so I'm still not seeing where the name Wacharusa comes into this. SeaFox 21:25, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Try visiting the Haskell Indian Nations University geography and oral history departments or Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka!
   * 451    UF Wacharusa River (Kan.)                                        
   * 451    UF Wakarusa Creek (Kan.)                                         
   * 451    UF Wa-re-ru-za River (Kan.)                                      
   * 451    UF Warreruza River (Kan.)                                        
   * 451    UF Wor-rah-ru-za River (Kan.)
-- geoWIZard-Passports 02:44, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
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