2007 Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm


The Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm was operated in the 1860s by J.B. and Lucinda Mahaffie. Of the original 570 acres, 20 acres remain as an official National Park Service site on the Santa Fe Trail. The grounds are used for many special events and programs celebrating Kansas history. Special events include Kansas Heritage, the Civil War, Wild West Shows, and Victorian Christmas.

Civil War on the Border brings together reenactors staging representative skirmishes and battles of the time as well as providing living history of locally significant activities.

The Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm is located at
1100 Kansas City Road, Olathe, KS 66062 (913) 782-6972

CW Reenactment Series
2007 Mahaffie 01


Preparation for battle
(Part of the Union cannon park)
photo taken April 22, 2007
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2007 Mahaffie 02


"pour out that demon rum!"
(Temperance rally by the Lecompton Players)
photo taken April 22, 2007
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2007 Mahaffie 03


The ladies quilt to support their troops
photo taken April 22, 2007
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2007 Mahaffie 04


Ladies Tea featuring Leisa Winters
photo taken April 21, 2007
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2007 Mahaffie 05


Picturists ready to record the action
photo taken April 22, 2007
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2007 Mahaffie 06


The surgeon cleaning his tools
photo taken April 21, 2007
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2007 Mahaffie 07


"A little hair of the dog"
photo taken April 22, 2007
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2007 Mahaffie 08


Artillery fire in front of the stagecoach stop
photo taken April 21, 2007
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2007 Mahaffie 09


Artillery fire in front of the stagecoach stop
photo taken April 21, 2007
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2007 Mahaffie 10


Union troops preparing to advance
photo taken April 22, 2007
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2007 Mahaffie 11


Approach to the Confederate Cavalry and Artillery
photo taken April 21, 2007
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The battle begins
photo taken April 21, 2007
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Artillery duel
photo taken April 21, 2007
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2007 Mahaffie 14


The correspondent records the action
photo taken April 22, 2007
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2007 Mahaffie 15


Field photography after the battle
photo taken April 22, 2007
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2007 Mahaffie 16


"am I still dead??"
photo taken April 22, 2007
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