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Fort Larned National Historic Site
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Fort Larned Flagpole and Commissary Building
Fort Larned National Historic Site is located in Kansas
Fort Larned National Historic Site
Location in Kansas
Fort Larned National Historic Site is located in the United States
Fort Larned National Historic Site
Location in the United States
Location Pawnee County, Kansas, Kansas route 156, USA
Nearest city Larned, Kansas
Area 718 acres (2.91 km²)
Built 1860
Architect Quartermaster Dept., U.S. Army
Visitation 31,551 (2005)
NRHP reference No. 66000107
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Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1966
Designated NHS August 31, 1964

Fort Larned National Historic Site is a place that preserves Fort Larned. Fort Larned was a fort that was used from 1859 to 1878. It is about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west of Larned, Kansas, United States.

History

The Camp on Pawnee Fork was built on October 22, 1859. it was created to protect people along the Santa Fe Trail from angry American Indians.

Official Websites
Articles
National Register of Historic Places
  • NRHP Application
  • NRHP Photos
Historic American Buildings Survey
County Maps
  • Pawnee County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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