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Fort Scott, Kansas Historical Markers

Markers highlighting the history of Fort Scott as an army garrison (1842-1853) and its subsequent roll as a civilian town in the fight from Civil War to Civil Rights.
 
By William Fischer, Jr., August 23, 2010
"A Most Deplorable Condition" Marker
1 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — "A Most Deplorable Condition" —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
2 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — "But I Can Fire a Pistol" —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
3 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — "Hardy, Dashing Looking Fellows" —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
4 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — "The Crack Post of the Frontier" —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
5 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — 1st Regiment Kansas Colored Volunteers —
Near East National Avenue.
6 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — A National Cemetery System —
Near Williams Street.
7 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Back Yards —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
8 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Call 911: Civil War Style —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
9 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Civil War Town —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
10 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Fort Gardens —
On Old Fort Boulevard north of Wall Street, on the right when traveling west.
11 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Fort Scott — From military outpost to thriving city —
On Old Fort Boulevard at Main Street, in the median on Old Fort Boulevard.
12 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — 48 — Fort Scott —
On National Avenue at Stanton Street, on the right when traveling north on National Avenue.
13 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Fort Scott Civil War Memorial —
On South National Avenue at West 2nd Street, on the right on South National Avenue.
14 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Fort Scott National Cemetery —
Near 18th Street.
15 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Fort Scott National Cemetery —
Near Williams Street.
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16 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Fort Scott Yesterday —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
17 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Free to Learn —
Near Old Fort Boulevard north of East Wall Street, on the right when traveling north.
18 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Gordon Parks — Photographer, film maker, writer, composer —
On Old Fort Boulevard at Main Street, in the median on Old Fort Boulevard.
19 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Gordon Parks Homecoming — 1912 - 2006 —
Near Ironstone Drive.
20 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Historic Fort Scott — 1842 - 1865 —
On Old Fort Boulevard at North National, on the left on Old Fort Boulevard.
21 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Infantry Life —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
22 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Quartermaster Complex —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
23 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Rank, Privilege, and Officers Row —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
24 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Site of Fort Henning —
On National Avenue at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on National Avenue.
25 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Sutler Store —
On Old Fort Boulevard north of Wall Street, on the right when traveling north.
26 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Tallgrass Prairie Trail —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
27 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — The Heart of Fort Scott —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
28 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Western Hotel: Symbol of Strife —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
29 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Where Was the Bathroom? —
Near Old Fort Boulevard.
30 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Marmaton — Site of Marmaton Massacre —
On Kansas Road west of 155th Street, on the right when traveling west.
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026