Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site
Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site | |
 1973 National Park Service photo of the site | |
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| Nearest city | Trading Post, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 38°16′52″N 94°37′12″W / 38.28111°N 94.62000°W |
| Area | 43 acres (17 ha) |
| Built | 1858 |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000317 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971[1] |
| Designated NHL | May 30, 1974[2] |
The Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site, also known as Marais des Cygnes Massacre Memorial Park, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
It is the site of the 1858 Marais des Cygnes massacre.[3]
The site includes a fort that was present then, and a house built by Charles C. Hadsall after the incident. It was given to the state of Kansas. Kansas turned it over to the Kansas Historical Society to operate.[4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ Richard D. Pankratz (August 22, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site / Marais des Cygnes Massacre Memorial Park". National Park Service. and Accompanying three photos, from 1965 and 1973
- ^ "Marais Massacre". Kansas State Historical Society's "Kansapedia".
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