Annual Run for the Kids

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The Nash Dash is a fundraiser for the WRAP Program, which places mental health professionals from the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center in schools in Baldwin City, Eudora and Lawrence. Donations will also provide scholarships for youth to attend Lawrence Parks and Recreation programs and activities.

A 8K fun run and 5K walk will begin at 8a.m. with a one mile walk following at 8:30 a.m. All events begin and end at the Lawrence Visitors Center located at 402 N. 2nd.

Businesses, organizations and individuals who contribute $100 or more in cash or in-kind goods/services will be recognized on the Nash Dash T-shirt and other promotional materials. Contact Scott McMichael at 785/830-1701 or smcmichael@bertnash.org for more information on becoming a sponsor.

Address : On the Levee, North Lawrence Baldwin City KS
Phone : 785-830-1701 (Always call and confirm events.)

Web:

www.bertnashdashbash.org/nashdash.html

Allen (Depot) Park

Allen Park, Main and High streets in West Baldwin (formerly Media), is privately owned and maintained by the Santa Fe Trail Historical Society. While privately owned, it is open to the public and offers a ball field, play area and shelterhouse with picnic tables, running water and grills.

Baldwin City, KS Parks

Palmyra Post Office

Located at the Old Castle Complex is the Palmyra Post Office and Blood's Grocery which opened in 1857. Originally located north of the highway on the Santa Fe Trail, it served travelers on the trail and the pioneer community of Palmyra, the original townsite later to become Baldwin City.

Baldwin City, KS Pioneer Life

Clarice L. Osborne Memorial Chapel

This chapel's history takes a little more than a glance to read, but the story of its transport from a small town in England to its resurrection at Baker University is remarkable.

In 1864, after nearly six decades of meeting in local homes, a small Methodist congregation in Sproxton (

Baldwin City, KS Historic Churches

Santa Fe Trail Well

Located three blocks north of Highway 56 on Washington Street in Baldwin (the only Palmyra street to still carry its original name), the Santa Fe Trail Well provided the first fresh water for travelers on the Trail.

Hand dug to 40 feet, it was later deepened to 70

Baldwin City, KS Pioneer Life

Santa Fe Trail Ruts

The historic Santa Fe Trail which carried civilization and commerce between the East and the Mexican settlements of the southwest between 1825 and 1875

Baldwin City, KS Pioneer Life

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Annual Run for the Kids

Event Details