U.S. 56, Council Grove, Kansas. County/parish: Morris.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000347.
3 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 2 contributing objects.
The Council Grove Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District located in Council Grove, Kansas, United States. It consists of six discontiguous areas in the city important in the history of the Santa Fe Trail and American migration to the west in the 19th century. Council Grove was named for the occasion of an 1825 treaty negotiation between the Osage Indians and the US Federal government which guaranteed the Santa Fe caravans safe passage through Osage territory. The landmark was designated in 1963.
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