National Historic Sites - Kansas

Fort Larned National Historic Site

6/11/2007 ... then on to Fort Larned NHS [NHL]. This fort on the SF trail is superbly restored. Saw a slide show in the visitor center, then walked through all the buildings seeing really excellent reproductions of the contents (quarters, hospital, supply stores, etc.). Chatted with a blacksmith while he worked on making a new tool to be used to make chain. Really nice place.

The park sign

A classic fort shot

Big flagpole!

The barracks

Me in the hospital ...

.. and on guard duty

Fort Scott National Historic Site

5/21/2000 Headed south and stopped at Fort Scott NHS for a walk around [NHL]. This fort served in the Indian wars, during the slave/free troubled times in Kansas and the Civil War.

The park sign

The Officers' Quarters

The Dragoon stables

The well under a canopy

The powder magazine and lightning rod

Nicodemus National Historic Site

6/11/2007 Headed north to Nicodemus NHS [Historic District], an all Black town established for freed slaves after the war. At first they had to dig dugout houses, then soddies, eventually a town over 700. Today it is around 35, but distant relatives from all over still come back during homecoming. We saw exhibits and a good video in the visitor center (the old meeting hall) and chatted with the ranger, then drove around to photo the few other remaining buildings from the past.

Me at the VC with the park sign

St, Francis Hotel

A. M. E. Church

School District #1

First Baptist Church