FORT SCOTT, Kan. – Friday morning volunteers at the Fort Scott National Historic Site began marking out a grid to place flags creating the Symbols of Sacrifice Field of Honor. The flags will remain in place through the weekend of Memorial Day.
Special weekend programs will meet on the porch of the museum. Remaining weekend programs are as follows:
- Sunday 2 p.m. program about the creation of Memorial day as a holiday.
- Monday 2 p.m. program on the Medal of Honor recipients featured on Skubitz Plaza.
- Monday 3 p.m. the park will participate in the national moment of silence.
“177 years ago this month, in 1845, dragoon soldiers left Fort Scott for an expedition along the Oregon Trail. Joining them were dragoon soldiers from Fort Leavenworth. The purpose of the expedition was to meet with native American tribes along the route, provide an escort for emigrants travelling the trail, and to put a military force near Oregon in case of a war with Great Britain over ownership of Oregon Territory. Soldiers on the expedition travelled an impressive 2200 miles in just 99 days!” One of the many factoids you can learn while visiting the #FortScottNPS
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