FW: Daily Briefing: Local Eagle Scout completes historic walking tour of Tecumseh

 

 

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Subject: Daily Briefing: Local Eagle Scout completes historic walking tour of Tecumseh

 

Not many people know about the significance of the town of Tecumseh in Shawnee County and Kansas history. Carter Vincent wants to change that.

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Local Eagle Scout completes historic walking tour of Tecumseh

 

A boulder in front of Tecumseh North Elementary School features a plaque that states the site was the first Shawnee County Courthouse from 1856-59 as Shawnee Heights freshman Carter Vincent shows the site last Tuesday for his historical walking tour Eagle Scout project.

 

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