Frontier Historical Park, Hays, Kansas. County/parish: Ellis.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 25, 1971. NRIS 71000314.
4 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.
Fort Hays, originally named Fort Fletcher, was a United States Army fort near Hays, Kansas. Active from 1865 to 1889 it was an important frontier post during the American Indian Wars of the late 19th century. Reopened as a historical park in 1929, it is now operated by the Kansas Historical Society as the Fort Hays State Historic Site.
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