Fort Scott National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

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Forging A Nation-The Story of Fort Scott

Promises made and broken! A town attacked at dawn! Thousands made homeless by war! Soldiers fighting settlers! Each of these stories is a link in the chain of events that encircled Fort Scott from 1842-73. All of the site's structures, its parade ground, and its tallgrass prairie bear witness to this era when the country was forged from a young republic into a united transcontinental nation.

		Visiting the Site It is the mission of the National Park Service at Fort Scott National Historic Site to preserve, protect and interpret nationally significant historic resources related to the opening of the West, the Permanent Indian Frontier, the Mexican-American War, Bleeding Kansas, the Civil War and the expansion of railroads. As you visit the site, you will view historic structures and exhibits that tell the story of this important era of our nation's history. more...

Young volunteer eats watermelon during 4th of July weekend

Summer Programs at Fort Scott

A treasure hunt? A murder trial? A bitter rivalry? Tragic deaths? Do these sound like stories in this summer’s movie lineup? They could be, but they just happen to be topics of programs this summer at Fort Scott National Historic Site.
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Matt Wells, VIP, strums the guitar, while his wife, Katie, looks on.

Labor Day Weekend

Come and explore Fort Scott this Labor Day weekend. See soldiers, civilians, and ladies of the 1840s Frontier Army Era hard at work. Are you feeling poorly? Visit with the post surgeon about your ailments but watch out for his leeches. Why not come and help the laundresses wash dirty laundry? Come see various items offered for sale to soldiers and civilians by the post sutler. Smell the aroma of freshly baked bread from the fort bake house and witness soldiers performing an historic weapons artillery booming. Living history activities and demonstrations will be ongoing throughout the day.
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Students from Nevada High School in Nevada, MO who have presented Life on the Frontier to area students in grades K-4.

Virtual Resource Center

The staff at Fort Scott developed the virtual resource center in the spring of 2000 as a research aid to high school students who present programs to elementary students in grades K-4 during our "Life on the Frontier" program. The individual programs or stations convey various aspects of life at Fort Scott during the 1840s. The materials in this center are taken from books and articles in the library at Fort Scott. The center is designed primarily for high school students, but may prove of value to other researchers as well.

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Fort Scott NHS
P.O. Box 918
Fort Scott, KS 66701

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Visitor Information
(620) 223-0310

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(620) 223-0188

Climate

Spring and autumn are pleasant with mild temperatures. Summers are generally hot and humid, while winters are mild with periods of cold weather and varying snowfall. Thunderstorms are common throughout the spring and summer. Heavy coats should be worn in winter, while persons traveling in other seasons should bring rain gear in case of thunderstorms.