United States National Park Service Areas in Kansas - National Historic Sites in Kansas, National Natural Landmarks in Kansas (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: National Historic Sites in Kansas, National Natural Landmarks in Kansas, Fort Scott National Historic Site, Topeka State Hospital, Rock City, Kansas, Brown V. Board of Education National Historic Site, Nicodemus National Historic Site, Big Basin Prairie Preserve, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Haskell-Baker Wetlands, Fort Larned National Historic Site, Monument Rocks, List of National Natural Landmarks in Kansas. Excerpt: Fort Scott National Historic Site - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In 1842 Fort Scott, named after Winfield Scott, was established on the American frontier on the military road between Fort Leavenworth and Fort Gibson. It was established due to the rapid immigration of settlers from the Eastern United States out west. Fort Scott became one of a chain of forts intended to protect the new settlers from the Indians, and protect the Indians from the settlers. The United States government hopes of permanent Indian lands west of the Missouri River proved for naught, as settlers continued to encroach on the Indian settlements. Fort Scott's most active days were between 1842 and 1853. The Cherokees of Oklahoma were upset with the presence of Fort Wayne in their proximity. After some delay, it was decided that the soldiers of Fort Wayne would abandon that fort and instead build a new fort between Fort Leavenworth and where Fort Wayne stood. It was hoped it would placate the Cherokee and provide some defense against the rampaging Osages for white settlers and other Indians. On April 1, 1842, some soldiers of Fort Wayne left their fort and on April 22 arrived where Fort Scott would be built, in the Osage Cuestas section of modern-day Kansas. After haggling with the Cherokees to acquire the land, the rest of Fort Wayne's garri... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1026683