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Nicodemus National Historic Site
Nicodemus National Historic Site
Nicodemus National Historic Site
Formerly enslaved African Americans left Kentucky at the end of the of post-Civil War Reconstruction period to experience freedom in the "Promised Land" of Kansas. Nicodemus represents the involvement of African Americans in the westward expansion and settlement of the Great Plains. It is the oldest and only remaining Black settlement west of the Mississippi River.
District #1 Schoolhouse
Nicodemus was the first school district in Graham County, Kansas. They first met in dugouts, and then in a frame building. The current building was built in the early 1900's after a fire destroyed the previous one.
The First Baptist Church
Church seen through a field of prairie grass.
Township Hall
The Township Hall on a beautiful Spring day.
Nicodemus African Methodist Episcopal Church
Nicodemus African Methodist Episcopal Church
Nicodemus Descendants
Nicodemus Descendants outisde the park Visitor Center
Nicodemus National Historic Site
Nicodemus National Historic Site
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Campsite B-34
Campsite B-34
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Nicodemus National Historic Site is located in northwestern Kansas on Highway 24 between Hill City and Stockton.
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Facilities
Township Hall and Visitor Center Visitor Center
The visitor center is open year round for five (5) days of the week. We are closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The visitor center will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year Day. Hours for the center are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CST.
