The stone has been known by many names across its history. Here known as the Shunganunga boulder (Iⁿ zhúje‘waxóbe) sits on on cart as captures in the Monday, September 23, 1929 issue of the “Kansas City Star.” Photo: Dave Loewenstein

In sepia, sixteen white people gather in front of the Shunganunga boulder with a plaque affixed to it. The clothing pictured, suits and fur coats, appears to convey a high level of wealth.

Dedication and removal are recurring stories in the history of this sacred rock, including the Shunganunga boulder (Iⁿ‘zhúje‘waxóbe) dedication on October 11, 1929. Photo: Courtesy Watkins Museum of History

An old newspaper article displays a black and white photo of the Shunganunga boulder on a cart. The article reads "The huge red quartzite boulder pulled from the Kaw River, near Tecumseh, Kas., by a Santa Fe wrecking crane and transported to Lawrence, is shown on trucks being taken to Robinson Park, where it was put in place today. Next month, as a feature of the seventy-fifth anniversary celebration, the boulder will be dedicated formally. A bronze tablet, bearing the names of the pioneer party which first settled in Lawrence, and the second party, which arrived at the townsite shortly after the first, is being made in Kansas City, and will be placed on the stone. The boulder is estimated to weigh twenty-one tons."

The University of Kansas, based in Lawrence, Kansas, was awarded $5,000,000 in March 2022 through the Presidential Initiatives grantmaking area.

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Signage prompts visitors to the site to consider the questions of commemoration of the park. Photo: David Loewenstein

In a clearing, a tall red boulder sits on a pedestal. The boulder is almost as tall as the trees around it. Posted in the ground in front of the boulder, a sign reads "Should this park be named for Charles Robinson? robinsonpark1929.com"

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