title: Fort Larned National Historic Site
text: Fort Larned National Historic Site is a place that preserves Fort Larned. Fort Larned was a fort that was used from 1859 to 1878. It is about  west of Larned, Kansas, United States.
  
  History
  The Camp on Pawnee Fork was built on October 22, 1859. it was created to protect people along the Santa Fe Trail from angry American Indians.
  
  References
  
  Other websites
  
  Official Websites
   National Park Service: Fort Larned National Historic Site
   Santa Fe Trail Center, museum devoted to the history of the Santa Fe Trail in city of Larned
  
  Articles
   The Story of Fort Larned, 1957 article, Kansas Historical Quarterly
   Fort Larned celebrates 50th anniversary as national park site, 2014 article, The Wichita Eagle
   Extensive photos of Fort Larned, kansastravel.org
  
  National Register of Historic Places
   
   
  Historic American Buildings Survey
  
  County Maps
   Pawnee County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
  
  1859 establishments in Kansas Territory
  National Register of Historic Places