City
Fort Scott
Era Bleeding Kansas
Linked Lawrence
Linked Osawatomie
Linked Topeka
Linked Lecompton
Linked Lane
Linked Franklin County
Linked Linn County
Linked Atchison
Linked Leavenworth
The U.S. Army established Fort Scott in 1842. After the fort was abandoned, the buildings became a town in Bourbon County that was bitterly divided during Bleeding Kansas, with free-state and proslavery hotels facing each other on the old parade ground.
Timeline
- 1842 Fort Scott in Bourbon County was begun around 1842. (Fort Scott (HABS))
Connected through
- Fort Scott Bleeding Kansas Lawrence
- Fort Scott Bleeding Kansas Osawatomie
- Fort Scott Bleeding Kansas Topeka
- Fort Scott Bleeding Kansas Lecompton
- Fort Scott Bleeding Kansas Lane
- Fort Scott Bleeding Kansas Franklin County
- Fort Scott Bleeding Kansas Linn County
- Fort Scott Bleeding Kansas Atchison
- Fort Scott Bleeding Kansas Leavenworth
Notes
After fort buildings were sold into town use, Fort Scott became a Bleeding Kansas flashpoint, with free-state and proslavery hotels facing each other across the square. (Fort Scott National Historic Site)
Fort Scott in Bourbon County was begun around 1842. (Fort Scott (HABS))
Fort Scott National Historic Site covers the fort's frontier years through Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War. (Fort Scott National Historic Site)