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Fort Hays, originally named Fort Fletcher, was a United States Army fort near Hays, Kansas. Active from 1865 to 1889 it was an important frontier post during the American Indian Wars of the late 19th century. Reopened as a historical park in 1929, it is now operated by the Kansas Historical Society as the Fort Hays State Historic Site. [2]
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Ellis County, Kansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude ...
There are two golf courses in the city, Fort Hays Municipal Golf Course and Smoky Hill Country Club. [69] [74] The municipal course is an 18-hole course located immediately southwest of the city, built around the Fort Hays historical site. [75] Smoky Hill Country Club is a private, 18-hole course that opened in the western part of the city in ...
Operated by the Ellsworth County Historical Society, mid-19th century US Army fort Fort Hays State Historic Site: Hays: Ellis: Northwest: Military: 1870s period fort Fort Larned National Historic Site: Larned: Pawnee: Southwest: Military: Mid-19th century Indian Wars-period forts Fort Riley Museums: Fort Riley: Geary: Northeast: Military ...
The first settlers had been arriving since May 1867, with Fort Fletcher (later Fort Hays) having been built in 1865. [1] Independent county government was established in October 1867, by proclamation of Governor Samuel J. Crawford in response to a petition. [1] Hays was chosen as the permanent seat by an election in April 1870. [1]
In 1867, Fort Hays was established on a low slope south of Big Creek, its role being to provide security for the Smoky Hill Trail.For the most part, the "fort" was still just a bivouac of hundreds of tents in the late summer of 1867 [4] when it became the center of a war with the plains tribes over the construction of the Kansas Pacific Railway parallel to the trail.
In U.S. Army terms, rows of once spectacular homes that have graced historic Fort Leavenworth for more than 100 years stand in defeat. Like downtrodden troops, grand houses of red brick or yellow ...
The Fort Hays Limestone was a generally practical building stone. However, it deteriorates when in contact with soil (note the repaired foundation on the Old Fort Hays Blockhouse). In contrast, the Fencepost limestone is quite durable in the ground, so, the Fencepost can be seen in foundation course of buildings that are otherwise faced with ...