Fort Harker
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Fort Harker is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army post in central Kansas that played a key role in protecting settlers and trade routes during the Indian Wars era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Harker canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army fort
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historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
protection of overland mail routes
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settlement of central Kansas ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| category |
Forts on the American frontier
ⓘ
Historic districts in Kansas ⓘ Military facilities in Kansas ⓘ |
| closed | 1870s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1866 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | museum site ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| garrisonRole |
escorting wagon trains
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guarding railroad construction crews ⓘ protecting stage routes ⓘ |
| governingBody | local historical society ⓘ |
| hasPart |
adjacent parade ground
ⓘ
officers quarters ⓘ stone guardhouse ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important base during Indian Wars in Kansas
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key military post on the central plains ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ellsworth County, Kansas
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Kansas ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | central Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ellsworth, Kansas
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Kansas Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Smoky Hill Trail vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
U.S. Army cavalry units
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U.S. Army infantry units ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Brigadier General Charles G. Harker
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Charles G. Harker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Smoky Hill River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1867 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Army frontier forts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
military supply depot
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protecting settlers ⓘ protecting trade routes ⓘ |
| servedAs |
distribution point for military supplies
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regional command post ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–American Civil War period ⓘ |
| tourism | open to the public as a historic site ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Indian Wars
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Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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