While being the county seat is important, it is probably not worth fighting a war over. However, for the people of Stevens County, Kansas, the decision for county seat turned violent, and culminated in the Hay Meadow Massacre, where four men were killed in cold blood. This is the story of the Hay Meadow Massacre.

Sources

https://www.ksgenweb.org/KSStevens/haymeadow.html

https://digging-history.com/2014/07/24/feudin-and-fightin-friday-the-hay-meadow-massacre/

Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Haymeadow_massacre.png

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