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1901:"Other specimens were later obtained by Drs. J. H. Janeway and George Sternberg in the vicinity of Forts Hays and Wallace, and by Mr. Webb, of Topeka." Dr. John Janeway was the military surgeon at Fort Hays while G. M. Sternberg was serving with Sheridan's command further west in Kansas, between Fort Hays and Fort Wallace.
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The original site of Fort
Fletcher, used from October 1865 to May 1866, was located on Big Creek one-quarter mile south of the creek's confluence with the North Fork of Big Creek. The second site of Fort Fletcher, used from October 1866 to June 1867 and renamed Fort Hays in November 1866, was located
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subsequently assumed custody of the fort's land and buildings. In 1895, the
Legislature again requested donation of the site to no avail, this time for educational and recreational purposes. Four years later, the DOI declared the fort's land open for settlement. On March 28, 1900, due to efforts by
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chose a new location 15 miles (24.1 km) to the northwest where the railway would cross Big Creek. The Army occupied this site, moving Fort Hays to its final location, on June 23, 1867. Attracted by the fort's new location and the railroad's westward extension, settlers soon arrived and
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The Army planned to use Fort Hays as a supply depot for other posts in the region and thus needed it to be located close to the railway. But, the path of the railroad was five miles (8 km) to the north. Between that and the flood, the Army decided to relocate the fort. On orders from
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established the post and were stationed there along with detachments of the 13th
Missouri Cavalry. Raids on the stage line continued despite the military presence, and the line soon went bankrupt. Use of the trail ceased, and Fort Fletcher closed on May 5, 1866.
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The majority of the fort's buildings were auctioned off or sold for scrap in 1902. What remained of the reservation reopened as
Frontier Historical Park in 1929. A museum opened on the grounds in 1955. Named a state historic site in 1967, it was acquired by the
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as well as Plains Indian artifacts from the period. Other exhibits on the grounds represent civilians who lived and worked at the fort and the locations of the post's other original buildings. Commemorating the 1867-1967 centennial, the sculpture
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were also stationed at the fort. On May 3, 1869 a gunfight broke out between soldiers of the 38th
Infantry Regiment and civilians In Hays; 1 soldier of the 7th cavalry was dangerously wounded in the head and five civilians were wounded.
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and 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Hays. The final site of Fort Hays, to which the post moved in June 1867, is where the historic site stands today.
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The Emporia news, May 07, 1869, Image 2 "Row at Hays City" access July 27,2024
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Old Fort Hays, Officer's Quarters No. 2, Hays, Ellis County, KS
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Wild Bill Hickok, Gunfighter: An Account of Hickok's Gunfights
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Partially dismantled; remnants preserved as a historical site
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National Register of Historic Places in Ellis County, Kansas
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Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
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maintains what remains of the Fort Hays reservation as the
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology
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2088:List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
1977:Old Fort Hays, Guardhouse, Hays, Ellis County, KS
1970:Old Fort Hays, Blockhouse, Hays, Ellis County, KS
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879:(1834-1889), U.S. Army Bvt. Brigadier General
855:(1837-1915), U.S. Army Bvt. Brigadier General
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560:assumed command in April 1869. Miles led the
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1682:"General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas"
1397:: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 98.
1755:"Fort Hays Old West Town & Dinner Show"
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1507:"Fort Hays State University, Kansas"
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953:Fort Hays guardhouse, built in 1867
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365:Fort Hays State Historic Site
261:Fort Hays State Historic Site
1961:Santa Fe Trail Research Site
1786:(1900). "Chapter VI. 1867".
1656:"City of Hays [Map]"
1442:University of Nebraska Press
1361:New Perspectives on the West
1320:University of Nebraska Press
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831:(1844-1919), U.S. Army Major
796:(1990), the television film
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1730:"Plot Summary for "Custer""
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1956:Kansas Legends-Fort Hays
1944:October 7, 2008, at the
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977:Fort Hays Visitor Center
814:Rapid City, South Dakota
464:Battle of the Wilderness
19:Not to be confused with
1951:Fort Hays Historic Site
1939:Hays History and Trivia
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1536:Kansas State University
1188:: Standard, p. 661
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2365:Minor Outlying Islands
2348:Lists by insular areas
2062:Keeper of the Register
1884:Mike Everhart (2013).
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1863:"Historic Fort Hays"
941:Fort Fletcher Bridge
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542:7th Cavalry Regiment
357:American Indian Wars
238:7th Cavalry Regiment
209:Garrison information
1792:. Washingtone, D.C.
1203:"Fort Hays - About"
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