Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hugoton, Kansas
Ulysses is the county seat for Grant County
Hugoton is in Grant County
Grant County(7) ► ADJACENT TO GRANT COUNTY Finney County(15) ► Hamilton County(2) ► Haskell County(1) ► Kearny County(8) ► Stanton County(7) ► Stevens County(1) ►
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On 19 September 1846, the more than 500 men and officers of the Mormon Battalion arrived here. These Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) had volunteered to fight in the war with Mexico, enlisting at Council . . . — — Map (db m175836) HM
About two miles west were the Lower Springs of the Cimarron River, known today as Wagon Bed Springs. For early-day travelers on the famous Santa Fe Trail, the springs were an “oasis” in dry weather. Several shortcuts of the trail converged here, . . . — — Map (db m213735) HM
