Fort Scott National Historic Site
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Contact Information:
Fort Scott National Historic Site
P.O. Box 918
Fort Scott, KS 66701
620-223-0310
http://www.nps.gov/fosc/
Size: 17 acres
Location: In downtown Fort Scott, Kansas, at the intersection of US 69 and 54. It is 90 miles south of Kansas City and 4 miles from the Kansas-Missouri border.
Description: Established in 1842 as a base for the U.S. Army's peacekeeping efforts along the "permanent Indian frontier," the fort was manned by U.S. Dragoons and infantry soldiers who served in the Mexican War, provided armed escorts for parties on the Santa Fe and Oregon trails, surveyed unmapped country, and maintained contact with Plains Indians. The post was abandoned in 1853 and reactivated during the Civil War as a supply and training center. The restored and reconstructed buildings preserve the U.S. frontier of the 1840s and 1850s.
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A minimum of one hour is recommended to view the 12-minute audio-visual program and to walk through the buildings. Three to four hours are required to read all the exhibits and to participate in the interpretive activities offered during the summer. Activities on special event weekends go throughout the day.
Operating Hours: Fort Scott National Historic Site is open year round from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. April-October and 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. from November-March. It is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day.
History: Authorized on October 19, 1978.
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