Fort Scott was established and occupied by the U.S. Army. As part of a line of forts stretching from Minnesota to Louisiana, Fort Scott was a point in a chain of fortifications to protect the solid Indian border. Fort Scott was also placed on the road from the Military Frontier was built in 1836-1845, connecting Fort Leavenworth with Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. The U.S. Army abandoned the fort in 1853 and the buildings were taken by local people in the auction.
Between 1854 and 1861 the citizens of Fort Scott experienced the violence of the clash between the free states abolitionists and defenders of slavery. The time is described as Kansas described the murder, arson and destruction committed by both sides in the struggle to decide whether Kansas would be admitted into the Union as a slave state or free.
Despite recording as a free state in 1861 by the violence of the period of Kansas continued during the Civil War. Fort Scott was re-dedicated as the district headquarters of the Federal Army, which housed the first African American unit of service of the EU starting in 1863.
After the Civil War, Fort Scott, one of the largest cities in eastern Kansas, Kansas City defeated on several occasions as the largest railroad center west of the Mississippi. Fort Scott was also home to three manufacturers of bricks, many of which were used to prepare the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the construction of the Panama Canal, along with many streets and houses of Fort Scott. Agriculture, small businesses and banks have also played an important role in the development of Fort Scott.
The fort was restored in 1978 and was designated a National Historic Site. It continues as the centerpiece of our historic center, where we recently completed a two million U.S. dollars modernist project that included street lighting and sidewalks vintage banks under its shadow.
Fort Scott Historic Landmark places to visit are:
1862 first U. S. National Cemetery
Second 1873 the old parish church councils
Third Gordon Parks Center
Lake Fort Scott quarter
Also in the area - Kansas tourism:
* Marais des Cygne site of the slaughter and Wildlife Refuge
* Bourbon State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area
This Kansas tourism is famous for its Fort Scott National Historic Site and National Cemetery. But society, which was built around a frontier military fort more than 100-600 years ago, is a thriving community rich in heritage, unique shopping opportunities, industry, culture, education and recreation. Renowned for its small town hospitality, Fort Scott and its inhabitants are themselves the proud owners of three world records!
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