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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Stories and photographs consigned largely to archives — the amusement park that influenced Langston Hughes, the camp that held German prisoners of war during World War II — are taking a more visible place in Lawrence's history.

Local historians and researchers have collaborated to create an outdoor exhibit, Hike through History, that includes 10 panels installed along a 1.7-mile stretch of trail that runs through eastern Lawrence.

Watkins Museum of History is one of the organizations involved, and museum director Steve Nowak said the panels are placed near locations conne...