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When Dennis Domer retired a few years ago as a KU professor of architecture, he knew he couldn’t just use his newfound free time to go fishing. Instead, he decided to embark on a much bigger project: compiling a major new history of Lawrence.
photo by: Kim Callahan/Journal-World The University of Kansas appears on the horizon looking north Thursday, May 6, 2021, from Wells Overlook Park. Those who climb the stairs of the wooden tower at Wells Overlook Park currently look out across picturesque farmland and open space, and county leaders say that’s a view worth preserving. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted unanimously to approve $200,000 in grants as part of the 2021 Natural & Cultural Grant Program. The largest grant, for about $60,000, will go toward conserving Wells Farm, a 135-acre farm th...