Fort Larned National Historic Site

Fort Larned National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Fort Larned National Historic Site

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Historic Sites

Address: Rt 3 Box 69
Larned, KS 67550
Phone: 620-285-6911;
Fax: 620-285-3571;
Web: www.nps.gov/fols/
Size: 718 acres.
Established: Authorized on August 31, 1964; established on October 14, 1966.
Location: 6 miles west of the city of Larned, Kansas, on KS 156.
Facilities: Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities: Fishing, guided tours, interpretive programs.
Special Features: This military outpost was established midway along the Santa Fe Trail in 1859 to protect the mail and travelers. The fort served as a bureau for the Indian Agency during much of the 1860s and was a key military base of operations during the Indian War of 1868-1869. The fort was deactivated in 1878 and sold at public auction in 1884. The stone buildings are among the best preserved vestiges of the Indian Wars era.

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