Jayhawk Boulevard

The University of Kansas stands high on a hill overlooking Lawrence. Early traders, explorers and families climbed the ridge that is now Jayhawk Boulevard to head west along the Oregon Trail. Erosion and construction have worn away the wagon wheel ruts but as the University grew, Jayhawk Boulevard emerged running parallel to the Oregon Trail. Now lined with 16 buildings that contain classrooms, museums, laboratories, auditoriums, cafeterias, a library and a chapel, Jayhawk Boulevard reflects more than 125 years of campus history. For a self-guided tour of historic Jayhawk Boulevard, stop by the Lawrence Visitor Information Center at North Second Street and Locust streets, just north of downtown across the Kansas River.

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