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Fort Scott National Historic SitePhotograph of Powder Magazine and Officers Quarters at Fort Scott
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Fort Scott National Historic Site
Park Statistics
 

Acreage
Gross Area Acres for FY 2005 - 17
Gross Area Acres for FY 2004 - 17

Visitation
Total Recreation Visits for FY 2005- 25,528
Total Recreation Visits for FY 2004- 28,982

Designations
National Historic Site - October 19, 1978
General Winfield Scott at the time of the Mexican American War  

Did You Know?
The fort was named for General Winfield Scott, who was the commander of all American armies in the 1840s. General Scott was none too happy about it and said that it was done without his knowledge and against his wishes.

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