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Nicodemus National Historic Site
Things To Do
 
Activities
Visitor Center: (Located inside the Nicodemus Township Hall, south of the Roadside Park, off Highway 24.) View exhibits, view short videos, stamp your National Parks Passport, and learn about the history of Nicodemus and Blacks in the West.

Walking Tours: View the five historic buildings, (only one is accessible to the public - the 1939 Township Hall which is also the temporary Visitor Center), part of a living community. The five historic buildings are physical expressions of the five pillars of the African-American community - church, self-government, education, home, and business. Ranger led tours are by appointment only (call 785-839-4233)

Year-round Junior Ranger Program

 

 

Annual Blues and Jazz Festival sponsored by The Nicodemus Historical Society is held in June

Annual Homecoming Celebration sponsored by descendants and the town's Homecoming Committee is held the last weekend in July.  

Welcome sign off highway 24  

Did You Know?
Many Nicodemus, Kansas area residents are farmers, continuing the tradition of their ancestors. Some are experimenting with unusual grains which are well suited to the semi-arid climate.

Last Updated: April 29, 2009 at 16:34 EST