Kansas
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 20:52Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
1515 SE Monroe St.
Topeka, KS 66612-1143
Phone: 785-354-4273
The 1954 landmark Supreme Court decision in Oliver L. Brown, et. al. v. the Topeka Board of Education, et. al. concluded that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal," effectively ending legal racial segregation in the public schools of this country. That decision is commemorated at the former Monroe Elementary School, one of four segregated schools for African American children in Topeka.
Fort Larned National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 20:52Fort Larned National Historic Site
Route 3, Box 69
Larned, KS 67550-9321
Phone: 620-285-6911
This military outpost was established midway along the Santa Fe Trail in 1859 to protect the mail and travelers. The fort served as a bureau for the Indian Agency during much of the 1860s and was a key military base of operations during the Indian War of 1868-69.
Fort Scott National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 20:53Fort Scott National Historic Site
P.O. Box 918
Old Fort Boulevard
Fort Scott, KS 66701-0918
Phone: 620-223-0310
Established in 1842 as a base for the U.S. Army's peacekeeping efforts along the "permanent Indian frontier," the fort was manned by dragoon and infantry soldiers who served in the Mexican War, provided armed escorts for parties on the Santa Fe and Oregon trails, surveyed unmapped country, and maintained contact with Plains Indians. The post was abandoned in 1853, but during the Civil War it was reactivated and served as headquarters for the post of southeast Kansas.
Nicodemus National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 20:53Nicodemus National Historic Site
304 Washington Avenue
Bogue, KS 67625-9719
Phone: 785-839-4233
Nicodemus, Kansas, is the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the reconstruction period, and represents the western expansion and settlement of the Great Plains. The site includes five buildings: The First Baptist Church, St. Francis Hotel, Nicodemus School District Number One, African Methodist Episcopal Church, and Township Hall (Only the African Methodist Episcopal Church is owned by the National Park Service.) UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Submitted by siteadmin on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 20:53Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
P.O. Box 585
226 Broadway Street
Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845
Phone: 620-273-6034
This nationally significant example of the once vast tallgrass prairie ecosystem also includes historic buildings and cultural resources of the Spring Hill Ranch in the Flint Hills region of Kansas. The federal government will own up to 180 acres, with the National Park Trust--the purchaser of the property in 1994--retaining ownership of the rest of the preserve. The National Park Service will manage and operate the entire preserve under a public-private agreement. UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
