atom ie ▁Township ▁is ▁a ▁town ship ▁in ▁Franklin ▁County , ▁Kansas , ▁USA . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census , ▁its ▁population ▁was ▁ 6 6 9 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Pot ta w atom ie ▁Township ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁contains ▁one ▁incorpor ated ▁settlement , ▁Lane . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁US GS , ▁it ▁contains ▁three ▁c em eter ies : ▁Baker , ▁Lane ▁and ▁Need ham . ▁ ▁The ▁streams ▁of ▁H ahn ▁Branch , ▁Mos qu ito ▁Creek , ▁Pot ta w atom ie ▁Creek , ▁North ▁F ork ▁Sac ▁Branch ▁and ▁South ▁F ork ▁Sac ▁Branch ▁run ▁through ▁this ▁town ship . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁during ▁the ▁Ble eding ▁Kansas ▁period ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁Pot ta w atom ie ▁Township ▁( n orth ▁of ▁Lane ) ▁at ▁Dutch ▁Henry ' s ▁Cross ing , ▁on ▁the ▁Pot ta w atom ie ▁Creek , ▁where ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁Pot ta w atom ie ▁mass acre ▁took ▁place . ▁ ▁John ▁Brown ▁led ▁a ▁ra id ▁on ▁a ▁pro - s la very ▁family ' s ▁cabin ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁S ack ing ▁of ▁Lawrence . ▁Five ▁pro - s la very ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁Brown ▁and ▁his ▁men . ▁ ▁This ▁attack ▁was ▁widely ▁reported ▁around ▁the ▁nation ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁inc idents ▁that ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Civil