- Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site
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Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site
Nearest city: Trading Post, Kansas Coordinates: 38°16′52″N 94°37′12″W / 38.28111°N 94.62°WCoordinates: 38°16′52″N 94°37′12″W / 38.28111°N 94.62°W Area: 43 acres (17 ha) Built: 1858 Governing body: State NRHP Reference#: 71000317 Significant dates Added to NRHP: June 21, 1971[1] Designated : 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 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. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1093&ResourceType=Site. 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. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/71000317.pdf. and Accompanying three photos, from 1965 and 1973
- ^ "Marais Massacre". Kansas State Historical Society's "Kansapedia". http://www.kshs.org/places/marais/history.htm.
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