Fort Scott, Kansas
Fort Scott is a city in and the county seat of Bourbon County, Kansas,[1] United States. It is 88 miles (142 km) south of Kansas City, on the Marmaton River. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 7,552.[2]
It is the home of the Fort Scott National Historic Site and the Fort Scott National Cemetery. Fort Scott is named for Gen. Winfield Scott.[3]
Fort Scott, Kansas Media
Downtown Fort Scott Fire (2005)
Fort Scott Carnegie Library (2013)
Shelter house 1 was one of the first structures built in the park.
References
- ↑ Find a CountyNational Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ QuickFacts: Fort Scott city, KansasUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (1905)Govt. Print. Off.. p. 129.
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