Fort Larned National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 20:52
Fort 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.
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