National Parks - Kansas
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Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site
The 1954 landmark Supreme Court decision to end racial segregation in the public schools is commemorated here.Fort Larned National Historic Site
Established in 1859 to protect the mail and travelers along the Santa Fe Trail. With 9 restored buildings, it is one of the best examples of Indian Wars period forts.Fort Scott National Historic Site
Established in 1842 as a base for the Army's peace-keeping efforts along the "Permanent Indian Frontier," fort was manned by dragoon and infantry soldiers.Nicodemus National Historic Site
The area preserves, protects and interprets the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War.Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Protects a nationally significant example of the once vast tallgrass ecosystem. Of the 400,000 square miles of tallgrass prairie that once covered the North American Continent, less than 1 percent remains, primarily in the Flint Hills.
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