I just joined this group, so sorry for the late reply. the area you are living in was a hot bed for the civil war border war. get to the lib. and look info for Quantrell's raiders. even before the war there was bad blood between mo. & kansas about slavery. and most of the people in this area hid their wealth during this time So H.H. to you & good luck!
Hey I live in SE Kansas, some places of interest Baxter Springs(my uncle found many Cival War buttons and old coins in the Baxter area.I did some research of the battle that took place and got a helpful tip from one of the museum workers about the location of Quantrial's encampment at Sherwood Missouri. Other places: Parsons KS, Fort Scott Ks, Mt Vernon Missouri, other than that most towns around these parts date back to mid 1800's, most of which were mining towns but not all, I hope this helped you in some way, and if not I'm sorry for your time.Does anyone know of any or ever heard of any spots to hunt in Southeast Kansas or Southwest Missouri? I'm having a tough time finding places to go and thought I would ask the experts. Thanks in advance Kansasman.