National Park Service Site · Fort Scott, Kansas
Fort Scott National Historic Site
Organization Confirmed · last verified 2026-05-29 · What this means
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Interprets Fort Scott’s role in frontier defense, Bleeding Kansas, and the Civil War.
Why it matters
Historical focus: Frontier Army, Bleeding Kansas, Civil War
Visiting
- Address
- P.O. Box 918, Fort Scott, KS, 66701 · Map and directions
- Periods interpreted
- American Civil War, Multi-Era Military History
- Official page
- https://www.nps.gov/fosc/index.htm (opens nps.gov in a new tab)
Programs and events
No upcoming events are listed yet. Events added by the organization appear here and on the main calendar together.
Contact
- Telephone
- 620-223-0310
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