Fort Larned National Historic Site

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Discover a complete and authentic army post from the 1860s -1870s! This well-preserved fort on the Santa Fe Trail shares a tumultuous history of the Indian Wars era. The sandstone constructed buildings sheltered troops who were known as the Guardians of the Santa Fe Trail.

Aerial Photo of Fort Larned

The historic sandstone buildings at Fort Larned date to 1868

Blacksmith Demonstrations at Fort Larned

The blacksmith demonstration is one of the most popular living history demonstrations.

Artillery Demonstration

Volunteers demonstrating the use of a mountain howitzer during one of Fort Larned's living history weekends.

Flag Retreat

Volunteers help recreate the U.S. Army flag lowering ceremony known as Retreat.

Visitors in the Barracks

A volunteer shows visitors how soldiers lived during the 1860s at Fort Larned.

Visiting Santa

Young visitors get their picture taken with Santa during the fort's Christmas Past event.

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldier re-enactors help bring Fort Larned's history to life.

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Picnic Table and Fire Ring

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Fort Larned National Historic Site is located on KS Hwy 156, six miles west of Larned, Kansas.

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Fort Larned Visitor Center Facility

Located in one of the two historic barracks buildings, the park's Visitor Center features a bookstore with a wide variety of books on Army life, the Plains Indians and the Santa Fe Trail. Exhibits in the museum tell about the westward expansion of the United States government, international commerce, and conflicts affecting the American Indians, traders, soldiers, and Indian agents in and around Fort Larned.

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