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By William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2012
Fort Hays Marker
RANKED BY RELEVANCE, THEN GEOGRAPHICALLY
1 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — 41 — Fort Hays
This noted U.S. Army post was established in 1865 as a headquarters for troops given the task of protecting military roads, guarding the mails and defending construction crews on the Union Pacific Railway. Fort Hays also served as a major supply . . . Map (db m59207) HM
2 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Fort Hays
As settlement increased in the West during the 1850s and 1860s, the U.S. Army built and maintained a series of frontier forts, usually on major transportation routes. Trail traffic and railroad expansion came into conflict with native people who . . . Map (db m59794) HM
3 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Fort Hays - Fort Dodge Road Trailhead1867 - 1872
Used to transport military supplies from Fort Hays to Fort Dodge 75 miles southwest. Used by civilians until 1879Map (db m59716) HM
4 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Fort Hays Military Cemetery
Often times soldiers who died while fighting were buried where they fell. Most who died at or near the post were buried at the fort's military cemetery, approximately one mile northwest of here. Nearly 25 of the 175 buried here were civilians. . . . Map (db m59724) HM
5 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Fort Hays Soldiers
Hays City had a reputation as a rough and rowdy place, which was sometimes exaggerated. When a special correspondent from a distant newspaper, the Kansas City Times, criticized Fort Hays soldiers for their behavior, local community leaders defended . . . Map (db m200820) HM
6 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Fort Hays State University War Memorial
"The people who know war, those who have experienced it...I believe are the most earnest advocates of peace in the world." President Dwight D. Eisenhower This memorial is dedicated to those of the Fort Hays State University family who have . . . Map (db m59810) HM WM
7 Kansas, Rush County, Alexander — 113 — Fort Hays-Fort Dodge Trail
Established in 1867, the Fort Hays-Fort Dodge Trail, which passed near this spot, was first used by the military and some civilian traffic in 1868. The following year Alexander Harvey, a former member of the Sixth Cavalry, built a trading post on . . . Map (db m89567) HM
8 Oregon, Josephine County, Selma — Fort Hay
This fortified ranch was a donation land claim filed by Wm. B. Hay in 1854. It was attacked by 200 Takelma Indians on March 23, 1856. A battle including hand-to-hand combat raged into the night. The hostiles withdrew in the morning and . . . Map (db m91942) HM
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9 Virginia, Petersburg — Fort HaysA Silent Witness
The land on which Fort Hays is built was fought over on June 22, 1864, when the Union army first attempted to cut one of Lee’s vital rail supply lines, the Petersburg Railroad (usually called the Weldon Railroad) located about three miles west. . . . Map (db m3765) HM

10 Kansas, Ford County, Fort Dodge — Fort DodgeThe Western Terminus of the Fort Hays-Fort Dodge Road
In the fall of 1867, the Fort Hays-Fort Dodge Road was developed to transport merchandise, mail and passengers from the newly founded railhead at Hays City to Fort Dodge and on to Santa Fe via the established route of the Santa Fe Trail. Thus, . . . Map (db m65424) HM

11 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Post Hospital
The post hospital was prefabricated in St. Louis, shipped to Fort Hays by rail, and erected in November 1867. Initially a 36-bed hospital, it was enlarged in 1870 to accommodate 44 beds. A picket fence later enclosed the hospital complex, including . . . Map (db m59793) HM

12 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Outhouses
These reproduction outhouses are non-functioning and are based on a design from Fort Laramie, a contemporary of Fort Hays, since no clear, unmistakable images exist of the Fort Hays outhouses. These facilities were for the use of officers and so had . . . Map (db m200816) HM

13 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Chapel
The Fort Hays chapel, acquired in 1872, stood directly behind this sign. The officers' wives wanted a dance hall, but army regulations prohibited the use of military labor and resources to build one. But there was no such regulations regarding . . . Map (db m59789) HM
14 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Commanding Officer's House
This single-family residence, built in 1867, was at the center of officers' row. It contained a parlor, dining room, kitchen, and two bedrooms downstairs, and upstairs four bedrooms, a servant's room, and lumber room (storage room). The house . . . Map (db m59720) HM
15 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Post Trader's Store
Each post had its trader or sutler that sold general merchandise to soldiers. The trader was the only civilian allowed to operate a business for profit on a military fort. The trader's store at Fort Hays was located 50 feet behind this sign. The . . . Map (db m59768) HM

16 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Elizabeth Bacon Custer
Accompanying her husband, George Armstrong Custer, on all of his military campaigns, Libby Custer saw a view of military life seldom observed by women. When the U.S. Seventh Cavalry was headquartered at Fort Riley, they camped at Fort Hays in May . . . Map (db m200815) HM
17 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Kansas Pacific DepotHays City, Kansas
The first depot on this site was completed in November 1867. Here on September 18, 1869, Deputy U.S. Marshal John Bridges arrested Bob Connors, an accused murderer, who was fleeing on an east-bound train. Bridges jailed him at Fort Hays because of . . . Map (db m96497) HM
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18 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Kate Coffey’s SaloonHays City, Kansas
Kate Burns and Mike Coffey ran a saloon on this site, probably as early as 1869. On the very day J.B. “Wild Bill” Hickok became Sheriff of Ellis County, August 23, 1869, Father Sebastian Favre united Kate and Mike in matrimony at Hays . . . Map (db m96505) HM
19 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Tommy Drum's SaloonHays City, Kansas
This was the favorite gathering place of soldiers from nearby Fort Hays, British Colonists from Victoria, such famous personages as "Wild Bill" Hickok, "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Generals George A. Custer, Phil Sheridan and Nelson A. Miles. Three . . . Map (db m96506) HM

20 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Garden
Rations at U.S. military posts during the Indian Wars were notoriously bad and seldom contained fresh vegetables. Gardens added greatly to the nutrition and morale of the men. Fort Hays records indicate that gardens were planted throughout the . . . Map (db m200811) HM

21 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Union Pacific HouseHays City, Kansas
This second largest house built in 1867 was run by George Boggs and Thomas Ranahan, who sold the hotel in 1868 to Bob Wright, post trader at Fort Dodge. Later that year, Ranahan was one of only 20 Hays citizens who signed up with the famous Forsyth . . . Map (db m96496) HM

22 Kansas, Cloud County, Concordia — Jessie Feit / Teresa BiekerMay 26, 1906 - June 17, 2001 — Train to Hays, Kansas in 1910 —
Born in New York to Jewish parents, Jessie was left at the New York Foundling Home with payment for 14 months of care. The parents were not heard from again, so Jessie was sent west in 1910. She was placed in an abusive home in Schoenchen, Kan. and . . . Map (db m185996) HM

23 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Bake House
The foundation before you marks the stone bake house, where all the fort's bread was baked. The inner rectangular foundation at the east (right) end marks the oven, while the foundation of the pantry is in the west (left) end. The original wooden . . . Map (db m59749) HM
24 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Blockhouse
This hexagonal building, made of native limestone quarried three miles west of here, was the first building constructed at Fort Hays. The blockhouse was intended as a barracks for soldiers. When it was finished wooden barracks had been built, so it . . . Map (db m59767) HM
25 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Gospel Hill
The Armes Dance Hall, originally named the Globe Theater, was built on this site in 1867 by Major George Armes with money raised by his younger brother in Leavenworth, ostensibly to erect an Episcopal church. Later the building was moved to Fort . . . Map (db m96491) HM
26 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Guardhouse
The native limestone guardhouse replaced an earlier wooden structure in 1872. It included a room for the non-commissioned officer of the guard, the guardroom, and the military prison, which included three solitary cells. Most prisoners were . . . Map (db m59747) HM
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27 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Merci Train Boxcar
This 40&8 boxcar is one of forty-nine cars that comprised the Merci or Gratitude Train, a gift to the American People from the Citizens of France. The 40&8 boxcars, so named because of their capacity to hold either 40 men or 8 horses, transported . . . Map (db m95638) HM
28 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Post Surgeon's Quarters
Records are unclear as to the exact date of construction of the surgeon's quarters. It was a one-story, four-room, frame residence. Prior to its construction the surgeon was housed on officers' row. As part of his medical duties, the surgeon kept . . . Map (db m59790) HM
29 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Sentinel Hill
The hill approximately two miles south of the guardhouse was known as Sentinel Hill. As part of the Fort Hays military reservation, a sentry (guard) posted at this location could have seen several miles in all directions. The legend of . . . Map (db m59723) HM
30 Kansas, Reno County, Hutchinson — Victor E. TigerFort Hayes State University
Our mascot has a mysterious past. The Tiger has existed in various forms since 1914, but there is no conclusive historical record of its creation. Some evidence suggests that it may have been the brainchild of W.A. Lewis, our first president. . . . Map (db m40029) HM

31 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — The Pioneer Store
County Commissioner Dennis Ryan and County Treasurer Mike Caplice ran the Pioneer Store, a general outfitting firm on this corner from 1867 to 1870. Their wagon driver, Allmeyer, was gravely wounded by a man named Cole on October 8, 1869. After a . . . Map (db m96513) HM
32 Kansas, Ellis County, Hays — Well House
In the summer of 1867 four wells were dug on the Fort Hays grounds. The one before you serviced the post hospital. These wells provided limited quantities of water. Periodic contamination rendered the water undrinkable. As a result Big Creek . . . Map (db m59748) HM
33 Kansas, Ellsworth County, Ellsworth — 101 — Historic Kansas
The rolling land in this area was once sheep country, but now cattle roam here. These stone fence posts found are examples of the many still in use in this portion of Kansas. In an area where wood for posts was scarce, settlers used the materials at . . . Map (db m88765) HM

34 Kansas, Ford County, Fort Dodge — Storehouse
Twin storehouses, each 130 ft. by 30 ft., and a bakery were the first stone buildings to be completed in 1867. The second storehouse stood a few yards to the east. The north ends of each building were partitioned to provide offices for post . . . Map (db m65427) HM

35 Kansas, Logan County, Oakley — The Great Buffalo Hunt
Buffalo Bill's legend was born right here! The site of the legendary buffalo hunt between Buffalo Bill Cody and Medicine Bill Comstock is just ten miles west of where you now stand. It was the summer of 1868. Bill Cody had just . . . Map (db m65986) HM
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36 Kansas, Logan County, Oakley — Inhabitants of the Kansas Plains
At the end of the Ice Age, about 9000 years ago, people hunted wooly mammoths and ancient bison on the plains of what is now Kansas. They used spears and atlatls, or throwing sticks, and they made beautiful stone points from native flint. They . . . Map (db m66121) HM

37 Kansas, Logan County, Oakley — Oakley: Birthplace of the Legend
Legends are sometimes too good to be true, but Buffalo Bill was the real thing. He was born William Frederick Cody in a log cabin in Iowa in 1846, grew up on the plains of Kansas, and fought for the Union during the Civil War as a trooper . . . Map (db m116885) HM
 
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