• Fort Parade Ground and Officers Quarters as seen from Guardhouse

    Fort Scott

    National Historic Site Kansas

Program Accessibility

All education programs, the restrooms and many other areas of the site are accessible to the mobility impaired with limited assistance. Due to the historic nature of the site, the number of stairs present and the number of stations given, some stations presented during the Life on the Frontier program are not fully accessible. The orientation program is accessible and closed captioned. Please notify us prior to your program if you have anyone in your group with special needs. We will do our best to accomodate your group.

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Did You Know?

African American, American Indian, and white soldiers trained at Fort Scott.

Soldiers at Fort Scott formed the first "rainbow coalition" during the Civil War. African American, American Indian, and Euro American soldiers fought in this area. Many, including the First Kansas Colored, Sixth Kansas Cavalry, and elements of the  Indian Home Guard trained at Fort Scott.