Fort Larned National Historic Site is celebrating our 150th anniversary with special events and commemorations throughout 2009.

As the best preserved Indian Wars military post on the Santa Fe Trail, Fort Larned is one of the most compelling places to tell the story of the nation's westward expansion, a turbulent era of two cultures fighting for control of the West. For the Plains Indians, it is a story of fighting for homelands in the face of overwhelming numbers and superior weapons. For the military, it is a tale of hard fought battles and skirmishes. Some were won, others were lost, but in the end it's a tale of "Winning the West."

Below is a list of some of the events planned throughout the year. Click here for an updated, printable schdule.  

The schedule will be updated regularly with additional information so please check back often.

Hope to see you out to help us celebrate!

Fort Larned 150th Anniversary Events Schedule

Highlights include:

Labor Day Weekend Events
Saturday - Monday, September 5th - 7th

Highlights include;

Historic Mail Station cancellation stamp provided by the U.S. Postal Service.
Frontier/Santa Fe Trail Art Exhibit.
Garrison living history and Dinner with Amateur Theatre performance.
Buffalo Soldier Cavalry Drill and Galvanized Yankee Programs.

Saturday, September 19th at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Memorial Service and Cemetery Mounument Dedication to recognize 65 Fort Larned soldiers reinterred there in 1888.
Cavalry and Infantry color guards, Bugler, Chaplain and Congressman Moran invited.

Saturday, October 10th
Special programs at Larned's Little Red House and Camp Sibley.
Ladies fashion style show "Fort to Frizzell" at the Community Center.
Buffalo Soldier and Living History programs.
Special Evening Candlelight Tour "The History of Fort Larned 1859 - 2009".

Sunday, October 11th
*Rededication Ceremony with Special Guest Speakers*
Re-enactment of Cavalry establishing Fort Larned at the mail station site.
Rededication of the original Post Cemetery, 3rd Infantry Memorial Marker.
Military Flyover.
Recognition of numerous Special Contributors to the Fort throughout history.
Roll Call and Presentation of Flags of military units that served at Fort Larned.
150 round salute for the Fort's 150 years.
Garrison Artillery, Cavalry and Infantry units parade to a Formal Retreat.