Council Grove Historic District

Council Grove Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Last Chance Store, a part of the district
Location:	U.S. 56, Council Grove, Kansas
Coordinates:	38°39′32″N 96°28′44″W / 38.65889°N 96.47889°W / 38.65889; -96.47889Coordinates: 38°39′32″N 96°28′44″W / 38.65889°N 96.47889°W / 38.65889; -96.47889
Built:	1825
NRHP Reference#:	66000347
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	October 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLD:	May 23, 1963[2]

Council Grove Historic District is a National Historic Landmark (NHL) located in Morris County, Kansas.

The site 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. It was a natural stopping place on the Santa Fe Trail owing to its water, abundant grass for grazing, and timber.^[2]

The historic district, which is not geographically continuous, includes some Santa Fe Trail ruts, the Hays Tavern, the Seth Hays House, the Council Oak, the Post Office Oak, and the Last Chance Store.^[2][3] It was designated an NHL in 1963.^[2][4]

The Council Oak, a tree under which the treaty was negotiated and/or signed, was destroyed in a storm in 1958, but the stump was preserved.^{[4]:p. 2, 12, 26 of photo set}

The landmark consists of six separated sites.^[4]

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Council Grove Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=233&ResourceType=District. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 
3. ^ Historic Council Grove Today, Kansas State Historical Society website, accessed January 11, 2010
4. ^ ^{a b c} HCRS Boundary Review Task Force, S. Pearce, and N. Witherell (August 6, 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Council Grove National Historic LandmarkPDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 16 photos, from 1983 and undatedPDF (32 KB)

External links

• Last Chance Store, Chautauqa & Main Streets, Council Grove, Morris County, KS: 3 photos, 5 data pages and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey