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 Promises
made and broken! A town attacked at dawn! Thousands made homeless by war!
Soldiers fighting settlers! Each of these stories is a link in the chain
of events that encircled Fort Scott from 1842-73. All of the site’s
20 historic structures, its parade ground, and its five acres of restored
tallgrass prairie bear witness to this era when the United States was
forged from a young divided republic into a united and powerful transcontinental
nation.
It is the mission of the National Park Service at Fort Scott National
Historic Site to preserve, protect and interpret nationally significant
historic resources related to the opening of the West, the Permanent Indian
Frontier, the Mexican-American War, Bleeding Kansas, the Civil War and
the expansion of railroads.
Operating Hours & Seasons
Fort Scott National
Historic Site is open year round from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. April-October
and 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. from November-March.
It is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day.
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| Communities
Surrounding Fort Scott National Historic Site | |
| Note: The times listed below are approximate driving times to the park. | Fort Scott, KS (0 min.
) Pop. 8,297
Deerfield, MO (14 min.
) Pop. 75
Fulton, KS (17 min.
) Pop. 184
Garland, KS (18 min.
) Pop. 352
Redfield, KS (19 min.
) Pop. 140
Prescott, KS (21 min.
) Pop. 280
Uniontown, KS (23 min.
) Pop. 288
Nevada, MO (24 min.
) Pop. 8,607
Farlington, KS (25 min.
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Richards, MO (26 min.
) Pop. 95
| Arma, KS (27 min.
) Pop. 1,529
Moundville, MO (28 min.
) Pop. 103
Arcadia, KS (28 min.
) Pop. 391
Bronson, KS (29 min.
) Pop. 346
Mapleton, KS (30 min.
) Pop. 98
Hume, MO (34 min.
) Pop. 337
Hepler, KS (35 min.
) Pop. 154
Mound City, KS (35 min.
) Pop. 821
Bronaugh, MO (37 min.
) Pop. 245
Metz, MO (40 min.
) Pop. 67
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