Here, in this overlooked brick building now serving as a post office, was a general store that was a center of trade for the sleepy town of Tecumseh, Carter Vincent points out. Right next door, an old barn structure is all that remains of the original medical practice, whose physician has long since passed but whose legacy is best seen in the hundreds of babies he helped deliver through the turn of the 19th century. Less than a block away are the sites of several firsts for Shawnee County — a first courthouse, a first church — that served as the foundation for the area’s eventual future as the seat of Kansas’ state government. These pieces of history could be easily missed when walking by, much more so when driving. But it’s history that Vincent, a freshman at Shawnee Heights High School, is keen to preserve through his Eagle Scout project. … ‘During COVID, my family and I traveled around the state, and we learned about the history in these little towns,’ Vincent said. ‘I combined my love of history and my love of walking, which I grew during COVID, to feature historic Tecumseh.’
Source: CJonline
