Fort Scott National Historic Site

Tour the restored 1840s frontier fort, its officers' quarters and parade ground, plus a patch of restored tallgrass prairie.

Old Fort Blvd, one block west of US-69 and US-54 · Fort Scott, KS

About Fort Scott National Historic Site

Fort Scott National Historic Site preserves an army post used from 1842 to 1873, right inside the town of Fort Scott. You can explore 20 historic structures, eleven original and nine rebuilt on their foundations, around a parade ground beside five acres of restored tallgrass prairie. Exhibits tell the story of the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry, the first Black troops in the Union Army, and the April Civil War Encampment brings cavalry and infantry drills.

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#tallgrass prairie

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