Fort Larned National Historic Site


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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Fort Larned National Historic Site:

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National Parks
Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Fort Larned National Historic Site

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Historic SitesAddress:Rt 3 Box 69
Larned, KS 67550
Phone:620-285-6911
Fax:620-285-3571
Web: www.nps.gov/fols/
Size: 718 acres.
Established: Authorized on August 31, 1964; established on October 14, 1966.
Location:6 miles west of the city of Larned, Kansas, on KS 156.
Facilities:Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities:Fishing, guided tours, interpretive programs.
Special Features: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 1868-1869. The fort was deactivated in 1878 and sold at public auction in 1884. The stone buildings are among the best preserved vestiges of the Indian Wars era.
See other parks in Kansas.