We went to Fort Larned and we were the only ones there. You’d think that the Ranger would be careless and just let us go along, but Ellen was the best Ranger. There was no passport stamp, so she gave us her card to come and get a stamp when we came back.
Sincerely,
Fort Larned National Historic Site
This U.S. Army frontier post was part of the history of the Indian Wars along the Santa Fe Trail from 1859 to 1878. The national historic site preserves the fort's barracks, shops, officers' quarters and supply warehouses and shares stories of the conflicts with Native American tribes of the Great Plains during this period. Today, visitors can experience living history with reenactments, educational programs, weapons demonstrations and ranger-guided tours of this well-preserved site.
State(s): Kansas
Established: 1964
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