When Kansas became a state in 1861, this city became capital
The editor 
of the Leavenworth Daily Times, January 30, 1861, began majestically: .... At 
Lecompton, the territorial capital and unofficial headquarters of the Proslavery... [DOC] [TLE] Kansas - Wikipedia [PAR] Kansas Listen/knzs/ is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States.