General Pleasonton Days
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Held annually on the first weekend in October, General Pleasonton Days celebrates the rich Civil War history of the City of Pleasanton and commemorates General Alfred Pleasonton the Union General in command at the Battle of Mine Creek and our communities namesake.
Linn County's biggest parade, kids games, giant inflatables, adult games, Cookee's Drive-In Car Show and more await you in Pleasanton Kansas. Voted Linn County's favorite community event 2 years in a row!!
General Pleasonton Days
Phone : 913-352-8257 (Always call and confirm events.)
Web: www.pleasantonkansas.org
Festivals
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Linn County Museum & Geneological Library
Sponsored by the Linn County Historical Society, the museum has one of the best genealogy libraries in the region. Displays relate a wide range of county history, including the Mine Creek Battle, lead mining in Kansas, and an old country store exhibit. Learn about Indians who inhabited this area;
Pleasanton, KS MuseumsMine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site
One of the largest Cavalry engagements of the entire Civil War, and the only one fought on Kansas soil, the Battle of Mine Creek occurred on Oct. 25, 1864, when 2,500 Union horsemen defeated 6,500 Confederate soldiers, killing or capturing over 1,000
Pleasanton, KS BattlesitesTrading Post Museum
Trading Post is one of the oldest settlements in Kansas and the site of an early French trading post with the Osage Indians, established in 1825. The museum features early settlers pictures, Indian artifacts, John Brown's cabin door from cabin built at Massacre park in 1858
Pleasanton, KS Museums