Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, Kansas – This is an accredited university for federally recognized Native American tribes it was founded in 1884 as a residential boarding school for American Indian children. The fort was a major focal point of black troop activity and training during the Civil War. The old Fort Scott Hospital now serves as the Visitors Center by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.įort Scott National Historic Site, Fort Scott, Kansas – This fort, established in 1842 and abandoned in 1853, served first as a frontier outpost along the “Permanent Indian Frontier,” then as a Civil War garrison. It played a pivotal role in the Mexican -American and Civil Wars. It was restored in the 1860s to serve as one of the nation’s best-preserved mid-19th century western military posts, consisting of one-story stone buildings arranged around a quadrangle.įort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas – This fort has been in continuous occupation by the United States Army since it was first established in 1827 to protect caravans on the Santa Fe Trail. Abandoned, the fort became private property and the center of a large ranching operation. The site also illustrates Spanish explorations in the Great Plains that predate those of the United States.įort Larned National Historic Site, Larned, Kansas – From 1860 until 1878, this was the most important fort guarding the northern portion of the Santa Fe Trail. It is the northeasternmost example of a pueblo in the country. The principal site is a pueblo ruin thought to have been built by Taos Indians seeking refuge with the Apache during times of trouble with the Spanish. It later became a natural stopping place on the trail, providing water, feed, and timber.Įl Quartelejo Pueblo at Scott Lake State Park, Kansas by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.Įl Quartelejo, Scott County, Kansas – This archeological district consists of more than 20 sites, primarily associated with the Dismal River/Plains Apache culture, dating from about 1650 to 1750. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.Ĭouncil Grove Historic District, Council Grove, Kansas – In 1825, the United States and the Osage Nation negotiated a treaty that guaranteed safe passage through Osage territory to caravans on the Santa Fe Trail. She lived here from 1889 to 1902, and it was here that she began her crusade to shut down saloons. Board Of Education National Historic Site, Topeka, Kansas – Site of a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.Ĭalifornia National Historic Trail, Northeast Kansas – Follow in the footsteps of over 250,000 emigrants who traveled to the goldfields and rich farmlands of California during the 1840s and 1850s - the greatest mass migration in American history.Ĭarrie Nation House, Medicine Lodge, Kansas – Home of temperance movement leader Carry A. Photo courtesy Baldwin City Signal.īlack Jack Battlefield, Baldwin, Kansas – The three-hour Battle of Black Jack, fought on June 2, 1856, marked a culmination of escalating violence during the “ Bleeding Kansas” era and the beginning of John Brown’s war on slavery, which would culminate in his raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia three years later.īrown v. A re-creation of the Battle of Black Jack in which Pearson fought with John Brown.
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