One of the first planned cities in the United States, Lawrence was started in 1845, under the auspices of textile industrialist Abbott Lawrence (1792-1855) and the associates of the Essex Company. This was a project on a grand scale, building two canals on either side of the Merrimack River to power a long line of …
Just 15 minutes northeast of downtown Indianapolis, Lawrence is a fast-growing city that was associated with a U.S. Army post for much of its history. Founded in 1906, Fort Benjamin Harrison was part of an early effort to consolidate an assortment of state militias into a national army. The base closed down in 1991, and …
An endearing college town, Lawrence is the home of the University of Kansas (KU), founded in 1865. The city is one of the state’s big tourist spots, adored for its historical preservation, cosmopolitan main street and a young joie de vivre KU is also on the map for its prodigious Jayhawks, especially the men’s basketball …