The site is also the location of the Marais des Cygnes massacre on May 19, 1858, when Charles Hamilton was forced out of the state by Jayhawkers, freedom fighters from Kansas fighting for anti-slavery and individual liberty rights in Kansas.
The site is also where the Marais des Cygnes massacre took place on May 19, 1858, a significant event involving Charles Hamilton being forced out of the state by Jayhawkers who were freedom fighters from Kansas fighting for anti-slavery and individual liberty rights in Kansas.