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Fort Hays State Historic Site, Hays

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  • Great stop, very well laid out and the staff working was informative and nice to talk to. There has been a lot of work to preserve the buildings, but present the area in a modern fashion, 
    Great stop, very well laid out and the staff working was informative and nice to talk to. There has been a lot of work to preserve the buildings, but present the area in a modern fashion,  more »
  • The museum explained about the fort and showed an interesting short video about the Indian wars. Loved seeing the Captain's quarters. The homes are very old but in excellent condition. The homes had.....  more
    The museum explained about the fort and showed an interesting short video about the Indian wars. Loved seeing the Captain's quarters. The homes are very old but in excellent condition. The homes had.....  more »
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  • Fort Hays was originally named Fort Fletcher and was occupied 1865~1889. It reopened as a historical park in 1929, and it is now operated by the Kansas Historical Society as the Fort Hays State Historic Site. We really enjoyed our time spent at Fort Hays, it was fun seeing some of the buildings still intact. There paved walking paths to see everything and admission was $5 for adults.
  • Not everything was open for viewing, but the docent was kind enough to allow me to bring my SD-in-training into the museum & indoor displays such as the Officer's Quarters. Was a very informative museum and I appreciated learning the military history of the area. If you find yourself in Hays; take the time to check out Fort Hays.

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