Fort Scott Historic Tour Multi-Cache
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This is a multi-cache in the historic area of Fort Scott, KS. The above coordinates are a starting point. This cache should be walked and is handicap accessible. When you are done with this cache I hope you will spend some time exploring the fort and the historic downtown.
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Established and garrisoned by the U.S. Army from 1842-1853, soldiers at Fort Scott assisted with the protection of the "Permanent Indian Frontier". After the army abandoned the fort in 1853, the buildings were purchased by local settlers at a government auction in 1855. The former military post became the center of one of the largest towns in Kansas Territory.
Between 1855 and 1861, the citizens of Fort Scott experienced the violent unrest that preceded the Civil War on the Kansas and Missouri border. Eastern newspapers described this violence as "Bleeding Kansas", a result of the national controversy concerning the extension of slavery into the new territories. Murder, mayhem, robbery, and arson were committed by bold free-state and pro-slavery advocates in the name of their cause. On January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the union as a free state, but the turmoil of "Bleeding Kansas" continued throughout the Civil War.
During the Civil War, Fort Scott was a U.S Army district Headquarters, quartermaster supply depot, training center, and recruitment station. It was strategically vital to the defense of Kansas and the Midwest.
After the Civil War, Fort Scott was a premier city of the frontier, one of the largest cities in eastern Kansas. On three different occasions, between 1870 and 1900, Fort Scott was in competition with Kansas City to become the largest railroad center west of the Mississippi. During the first half of the 20th century, Fort Scott became the agricultural and small industrial center which it continues to be today.
Beginning in the early 1960's, the community made a long term commitment to preserving its extraordinary and elegant past. Today citizens take great pride in the many blocks of preserved architecture. This is reflected in the Victorian homes and commercial buildings, including the jewel of its downtown area, Fort Scott National Historic Site, the restored 1842 Frontier Fort.
Additional information on the historic fort can be bound here: (visit link)
In order to solve the final coordinates you will need to answer five questions by visiting four sites around Fort Scott.
The coordinates to the FINAL CACHE are:
N37 50.ABC
W94 42.DEF
The coordinates to visit and the questions number(s) for each site:
N37 50.579
W94 42.332
For Question 1 and 5 (You may need to look around a little to find both answers.)
N37 50.544
W94 42.370
For Question 2
N37 50.630
W94 42.417
For Question 3
N37 50.518
W94 42.379
For Question 4
Questions to be answered:
1. Army vacated fort in what year? 18A3
2. Liepermans Clothing House was built in? 18BC
3. The Post Sutlers Store operated on this site from 1842 to when? 185D
4. C. F. Drake Building was built in? 18E6
5. Kansas entered the union in what year? 18F1
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