Pioneer History

Bluff station was southeast of Indian Mound, on the east side of a sand creek which circles north and east of the Mound and...

The 1854 Log Cabin is listed on the Kansas Register of Historic Place.

Donald R. Green was originally from Kentucky but learned to ride a stage coach while living in Montana. Hearing about how people were moving...

The museum displays an authentic re-creation of a stone quarry used to cut posts for fencing. Also displayed are tools and other items depicting...

Nicodemus is the only remaining all African-American pioneer town west of the Mississippi. It was established in 1877 by ex-slaves from Kentucky and Tennesse....

On September 19, 1846 a 500 man Morman Battalion arrived at the Springs on their way to California to fight in the Mexican War....

Tourists will relive a bit of the past when they visit the Adobe House located at the Prairie Dog State Park. This earthen-walled structure...

The following are two accounts detailing the Leoti-Coronado county seat fight. Account taken from the Coronado Herald, June 16, 1887"During the time one...