Fort Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army installation in Leavenworth County, Kansas. It was built in 1827. It is the oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C., and it is the oldest permanent settlement in Kansas.[1] Fort Leavenworth has been historically known as the "Intellectual Center of the Army."[2]
| Fort Leavenworth | |
|---|---|
| Leavenworth, Kansas | |
| Clocktower-Sherman-Grant-SheridanHalls Nov-2002 0056.jpg Grant Hall, the symbol of Fort Leavenworth and headquarters of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center | |
| Type | Army post |
| Built | 1827 |
| In use | 1827–present |
| Controlled by |  United States Army
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| Garrison |  U.S. Army Combined Arms CenterCommand and General Staff College 15th Military Police Brigade (705th Military Police Battalion) |
It became a National Historic Landmark in 1960.[3][4]
Fort Leavenworth Media
Fort Leavenworth, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, and U.S. Army Command and General Staff College device.
Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, May 1858. By Samuel C. Mills, photographer with the Simpson Expedition. Library of Congress.
Buffalo Soldier Monument
1871 plan of Fort Leavenworth
Artillery Battery at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
References
- ↑ Fort Leavenworth HistoryGarrison.leavenworth.army.mil. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ↑ Combined Arms Center Overview (6 July 2011)Usacac.army.mil. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ↑ Fort Leavenworth. National Historic Landmark summary listingNational Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ↑ Jerry L. Rogers and Donald F. Dosch. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fort Leavenworth, National Historic Landmark / Fort Leavenworth (13 December 1973)National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-06-22. and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19 (2.23 MB)
Other websites
- Freedom's Frontier
- Frontier Army Museum
- Fort Leavenworth Home Page
- Munson Army Health Center
- Guide for visitors to Fort Leavenworth
- The Fort Leavenworth Lamp Online – Fort Leavenworth's Newspaper Archived 2023-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- U.S. Army Combined Arms Center
- U.S. Army Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- TRADOC Schools
- TRADOC Website
- Fort Leavenworth History Collection[dead link] Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library
- USD 207 local unified school district
- Fort Leavenworth has been extensively documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey. Sample documents include:
- HABS No. KS-7, "Fort Leavenworth, The Rookery, 12-14 Sumner Place, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS", 4 photos, 5 data pages
- HABS No. KS-8, "20-22 Sumner Place (House), Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS", 8 photos, 6 data pages