Last updated: March 11, 2024
Place
Barton County Historical Society Museum
Quick Facts
Location:
85 US-281, Great Bend, KS 67530
Significance:
Museum features exhibits on the Santa Fe Trail
Designation:
Certified Site
MANAGED BY:
Amenities
4 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information - Ranger/Staff Member Present, Parking - Auto, Restroom
The Barton County Historical Society Museum consists of exhibits (including the Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Site), a research library, and an administrative area. Behind the building is a historical village consisting of a church, 1-room school house, windmill, post office building, railroad depot, barn, residences, and other structures.
From Plum Buttes to the Walnut Creek Crossing to Pawnee Rock, the area that is now Barton County played a major role in the history of the Santa Fe Trail. Collections and displays maintained by the Historical Society tell the story of this region from the American Indians of the Paleo Period through the development of the trail, the trading posts and Fort Zarah, to European settlement.
Site Information
Location (85 US-281, Great Bend, KS 67530)