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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
Candlelight Tour Tickets
  • The Fort Scott Candlelight Tour is held at Fort Scott National Historic Site on the first Friday and Saturday of December.
  • Tickets are required for persons age 6 and above desiring to take the tour.
  • Candlelight tour tickets are available on a first come-first serve basis. 
  • Tickets go on sale the first Saturday of November at 9:00 a.m. 
  • Tickets cost $7.00 each and can be picked up in person or reserved by telephone.  Call 620-223-0310 for reservations.
  • Tickets reserved by phone can be paid for by check or with a credit card (Master Card, Visa, Discover). Once credit card authorization is received, tickets will be mailed out.
  • For those paying by check, checks should be mailed to the site within 5 days of making reservations. Checks should be made out to Western National Parks Association and sent to: Fort Scott NHS, PO Box 918, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Upon receipt of check, tickets will be mailed out.
  • Advance reservation is required.
  • There are 25 tickets available for each tour. 
  • Tours begin Friday night at 6:30 p.m. and run every 15 minutes until 9:00 p.m. 
  • On Saturday night, they run from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., with a break at 7:15 p.m. 
  • Tickets are non-refundable.
Soldiers fighting settlers along the railroad right of way south of Fort Scott  

Did You Know?
From 1869-73, soldiers were stationed near Fort Scott to protect a railroad being built through this area. Soldiers fought squatters who had formed an armed resistance to the railroad. This was one of few times in U.S. history that the army took up arms against civilians.

Last Updated: October 31, 2007 at 13:11 EST