Brown v Board of Education NHS | ||
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Synopsis: Park commemorates the landmark Supreme Court decision aimed at ending segregation in public schools. Stamp Location: Stamp may be obtained on-site at 1515 SE Monroe in Topeka. |
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Fort Larned | ||
Synopsis: Site preserves former Indian Wars’ fort. Stamp Location: Visitor center is located in the former barracks. The fort is located 6 miles west of Larned on SR 156. |
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Fort Scott NHS | ||
Synopsis: The 31 year span of this fort’s existence are comemorated here and include westward expansion and the Civil War. Stamp Location: The visitor center is located next to the parking area in the center of Fort Scott at the intersection of US 69 and 54. |
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Nicodemous NHS | ||
Synopsis: Park preserves, protects and interprets the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War. Stamp Location: Stamp is available in the Township Hall along US 24 during the summer, otherwise the stamp can be found at Fort Larned (see separate listing). Call 785.839.4233 for more information. |
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Santa Fe NHT | ||
Synopsis: Park help preserve historic trail between St Louis, MO to Santa Fe, NM which brought goods as well as travellers. Stamp Location: Stamp locations in Kansas include: Fort Larned NHS the Santa Fe Trail Center Historical Musuem 2 miles west of Fort Larned, the Kaw Mission Site in Council Grove, the Morton County Museum in Elkhart and the Frontier Trails Center in Independence. See also New Mexico, Colorado and Missouri for additional stamp locations. |
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Tall Grass Prarie NPres | ||
Synopsis: The preserve protects a nationally significant example of the once vast tallgrass ecosystem. Of the 400,000 square miles that once covered the Continent, less than 1 percent remains, primarily in the Flint Hills. Stamp Location: Stamp may be obtained at the Ranch visitor center on SR 177 north of Strong City. |