Nearest city Trading Post, Kansas NRHP Reference # 71000317 Opened 1858 Phone +1 785-272-8681 | Built 1858 Designated NHL May 30, 1974 Area 17 ha Added to NRHP 21 June 1971 | |
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The Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site, also known as Marais des Cygnes Massacre Memorial Park, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
It is the site of the 1858 Marais des Cygnes massacre.
The site includes a fort that was present then, and a house built by Charles C. Hadsall after the incident. It was given to the state of Kansas. Kansas turned it over to the Kansas Historical Society to operate.
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