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Children performing Bleeding Kansas play, one of many options available to school groups visiting the site.

Fort Scott National Historic Site invites you to step back in time to experience life at a frontier army post and to participate in the events of a town immersed in conflict!

Located in downtown Fort Scott, KS, the site consists of twenty historic structures, eleven of which are open to the public. The site also includes a parade ground and five acres of restored tallgrass prairie. There is a self-guided walk through the prairie. Thirty-three historically furnished rooms depict the fort as it might have looked in the 1840s. An audio-visual program and museum exhibits give a comprehensive view of the site’s history from 1842-73. Built to protect the Permanent Indian Frontier, the site also played a role in the opening of the West, Bleeding Kansas, and the Civil War.

We invite you to participate in one of our curriculum based education programs or one of our educational opportunities. This page contains links to information you can use to plan a field trip, download activity packets for use in your curriculum, or arrange for in class presenters.