Fort Larned Wagon

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Fort Larned Wagon

Artist

Catherine Sherman

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Photograph - Photography

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"Fort Larned Wagon, Kansas" by Catherine Sherman.

A wooden wagon stands on the grounds of Fort Larned National Historic Site, which preserves Fort Larned. The fort, which is about 5.5 miles from Larned, Kansas, operated from 1859 to 1878.

The Camp on Pawnee Fork was established on October 22, 1859 to protect traffic along the Santa Fe Trail.

Renovations to Fort Larned took place between 1866 and 1868. The original sod and adobe structures were removed and replaced with the sandstone buildings that make up the fort today. By 1871, no escorts were required for the wagon trains traveling on the Santa Fe Trail, eliminating the need for military presence in the region. The post was abandoned on July 13, 1878, and on March 26, 1883, the Fort Larned Military Reservation was transferred from the War Department to the General Land Office of the Department of the Interior.

From 1885 to 1966, the buildings housed the headquarters of a ranch, with the owners living in the house of the commanding officer and the employees residing in what had been the officers' quarters. In 1957 the Fort Larned Historical Society was founded to develop and open the site as a tourist attraction. The fort was designated as a National Landmark in 1961, and in 1964 it was incorporated as a unit of the National Park System.

Featured in "Wheels or Rusty Items in Photography" group (02/11/2020); "Kansas: Showing Off Our Great State" group (04/10/2020)

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January 26th, 2020

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