Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site

Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site
Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site
Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site is located in Kansas
Nearest city: Trading Post, Kansas
Coordinates: 38°16′52″N 94°37′12″W / 38.28111°N 94.62°W / 38.28111; -94.62Coordinates: 38°16′52″N 94°37′12″W / 38.28111°N 94.62°W / 38.28111; -94.62
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]

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