Fort Larned National Historic Site

	Fort Larned National Historic Site
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	U.S. National Historic Site
	Fort Larned Flagpole and Commissary Building
Location:	Pawnee County, Kansas, Kansas route 156, USA
Nearest city:	Larned, Kansas
Coordinates:	38°10′59″N 99°13′05″W / 38.18306°N 99.21806°WCoordinates: 38°10′59″N 99°13′05″W / 38.18306°N 99.21806°W
Area:	718 acres (2.91 km²)
Built:	1860
Architect:	Quartermaster Dept., U.S. Army
Visitation:	31,551 (2005)
Governing body:	National Park Service
NRHP Reference#:	66000107
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	October 15, 1966
Designated NHS:	August 31, 1964

Fort Larned National Historic Site is a place that preserves Fort Larned. Fort Larned was a fort that was used from 1859 to 1878. It is about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west of Larned, Kansas, United States.

History

The Camp on Pawnee Fork was built on October 22, 1859. it was created to protect people along the Santa Fe Trail from angry American Indians.^[2]

Fort Larned National Historic Site Media

Schematic of Fort Larned National Historic site
Blockhouse/Magazine/Prison
Bunk Room in the Barracks at Fort Larned NHS, Kansas
Junior Officer houseing, Fort Larned NHS, Kansas
Location Fort Larned National Historic Site*Description With nine beautifully restored buildings Fort Larned NHS gives you a chance to experience military life on the Santa Fe Trail. Established on the vast prairie in western Kansas, troops stationed at Fort Larned protected mail coaches, freighters and other Trail traffic.
Fort Larned Cemetery, Fort Larned, Kansas
Commissary and Suttlers at Fort Larned, Kansas
Location Fort Larned National Historic Site*Description With nine beautifully restored buildings Fort Larned NHS gives you a chance to experience military life on the Santa Fe Trail. Established on the vast prairie in western Kansas, troops stationed at Fort Larned protected mail coaches, freighters and other Trail traffic.
Commissary at Fort Larned, Kansas