Near Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Site of Fort Zarah

1822 - 1872

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2012

1. Site of Fort Zarah Marker

Inscription.
Site of Fort Zarah 1822 - 1872 on Santa Fe Trail

Erected 1906 by Pupils of Barton County Schools.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Santa Fe Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 38° 21.934′ N, 98° 42.831′ W. Marker is near Great Bend, Kansas, in Barton County. It is on U.S. 56, on the left when traveling east. Marker is near the entrance to Fort Zarah Park, about one mile east of Great Bend. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Great Bend KS 67530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Zarah (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Fe Trail (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lt. Zebulon Pike, 1806 (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 2.3 miles away); Prey and Play (approx. 2½ miles away); Post Rock & Black Gold (approx. 2½ miles away); Wild West Superhighway (approx. 2.7 miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Bend.

More about this marker. The marker is mounted on a stone pillar,

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built 1935, probably as some type of government relief project. It has this sequence: 50N-14-N.R.H.-331-G. The marker sponsored by the school children was probably mounted elsewhere and included when the stone pillar was built.

Also see . . .
1. Fort Zarah, Kansas. Legends of America website entry (Submitted on April 28, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Fort Zarah. "Kansas Cyclopedia" entry (1912) (Submitted on September 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2012

2. Site of Fort Zarah Marker

On right (east) side of pillar

Photographed by legends of America, Unknown

3. Fort Zarah

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,333 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on November 21, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.