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'''"Carry Nation" (Nov. 25, 1846 – June 9, 1911)''' was born as Carrie Moore in Garrard County, [[Kentucky]]. She adopted the name "Carry A. Nation" mainly for its value as a slogan. <ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext98/crntn10.txt The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation]</ref> Nation was a key member of the [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union]] (WCTU) in the late 1800s and early 1900s. She is most well known for busting up saloons with a hatchet. Her family moved several times before settling in Cass County, [[Missouri]]. Although her father signed her name as "Carry" Amelia Moore in the family Bible, she used the spelling "Carrie" through much of her life. She reverted to "Carry" to help promote her [[temperance]] activities.

'''"Carry Nation" (Nov. 25, 1846 – June 9, 1911)''' was a key member of the [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union]] (WCTU) in the late 1800s and early 1900s. She is most well known for busting up saloons with a hatchet. Her family moved several times before settling in Cass County, [[Missouri]]. Although her father signed her name as "Carry" Amelia Moore in the family Bible, she used the spelling "Carrie" through much of her life. She reverted to "Carry" to help promote her [[temperance]] activities.

In 1880, Kansas became the first state adopt a constitutional amendment banning alcoholic beverages. In her autobiography's 1905 revised edition, "The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation," Nation said there was a "crisis" of enforcement of prohibition laws. (2) The frustrated reformer turned to destruction of the illegal substance. Initially, she smashed bottles with bricks and rocks, and later starting using her famed hatchet.

In 1880, Kansas became the first state adopt a constitutional amendment banning alcoholic beverages. In her autobiography's 1905 revised edition, "The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation," Nation said there was a "crisis" of enforcement of prohibition laws. (2) The frustrated reformer turned to destruction of the illegal substance. Initially, she smashed bottles with bricks and rocks, and later starting using her famed hatchet.

But the Kiowa marshal held her horse's reins and said the mayor wanted to talk to her. The mayor was a co-owner of one of the saloons, and demanded payment for his damaged windows. Nation told him the business was illegal, and she owed nothing. After conferring with the city attorney, she was allowed to leave the town. (2)

But the Kiowa marshal held her horse's reins and said the mayor wanted to talk to her. The mayor was a co-owner of one of the saloons, and demanded payment for his damaged windows. Nation told him the business was illegal, and she owed nothing. After conferring with the city attorney, she was allowed to leave the town. (2)

Two online exhibits have been developed by the Kansas Museum of History: "Carry A. Nation: The Famous and Original Bar Room Smasher" addresses the reformer's life and times. It is a companion piece to "Sinners and Saints: Vice and Reform in Kansas." (1) She retired to Eureka Springs, Ark. (Carroll County.) Her home was a boardinghouse for women known as “Hatchet Hall.” Across the street from the house is a spring named for her.

Two online exhibits have been developed by the Kansas Museum of History: "Carry A. Nation: The Famous and Original Bar Room Smasher" addresses the reformer's life and times. It is a companion piece to "Sinners and Saints: Vice and Reform in Kansas." (1) She retired to Eureka Springs, Ark. (Carroll County.) Her home was a boardinghouse for women known as “Hatchet Hall.” Across the street from the house is a spring named for her.

Nation collapsed during a speech in an Eureka Springs park and was taken to a Evergreen Place Hospital in Leavenworth, Kan. She remained there in poor health and died there on June 9, 1911. (2) She is buried in Belton Cemetery, [[Belton]], Mo. (Cass County), south of Kansas City. Her grave was unmarked for many years until the WCTU erected a gravestone with her name and the quote: “Faithful to the Cause, She Hath Done What She Could.” (4)

Nation collapsed during a speech in an Eureka Springs park and was taken to a Evergreen Place Hospital in Leavenworth, Kan. She remained there in poor health and died there on June 9, 1911. (2) She is buried in Belton Cemetery, [[Belton]], Mo. (Cass County), south of Kansas City. Her grave was unmarked for many years until the WCTU erected a gravestone with her name and the quote: “Faithful to the Cause, She Hath Done What She Could.” (4)

A drinking fountain was built in her honor in 1918 by the WCTU of Kansas. It was originally in front of Union Station in Wichita, Kan., across the street from the old Eaton Hotel, site of one of her first acts against alcohol. A story that "the fountain was destroyed a few years later when the driver of a beer truck lost control and ran into it" seems to have no substance, according to Jamie Tracy, curator of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Tracy researched the story and was unable to locate any info on it. (5)

A drinking fountain was built in her honor in 1918 by the WCTU of Kansas. It was originally in front of Union Station in Wichita, Kan., across the street from the old Eaton Hotel, site of one of her first acts against alcohol. A story that "the fountain was destroyed a few years later when the driver of a beer truck lost control and ran into it" seems to have no substance, according to Jamie Tracy, curator of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Tracy researched the story and was unable to locate any info on it. (5)

Actually, when the train station closed, the drinking fountain was abandoned, and it gathered dust in a warehouse until it was moved to the Old Cowtown Museum. In the late 1980s, it was moved to Wichita's downtown Naftzger Park, at the corner of Douglas and St. Francis streets. (6)

Actually, when the train station closed, the drinking fountain was abandoned, and it gathered dust in a warehouse until it was moved to the Old Cowtown Museum. In the late 1980s, it was moved to Wichita's downtown Naftzger Park, at the corner of Douglas and St. Francis streets. (6)

==References==  

==Primary Sources==  

*1. Kansas Historical Society, http://www.kshs.org/exhibits/carry/carry1.htm  

*1. Kansas Historical Society, http://www.kshs.org/exhibits/carry/carry1.htm  

*2. "The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation," 1905 revised edition, Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1485/pg1485.html  

*2. "The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation," 1905 revised edition, Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1485/pg1485.html  

*6. http://www.kansastravel.org/douglasavenuesculptures.htm

*6. http://www.kansastravel.org/douglasavenuesculptures.htm

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