Fort Scott National Historic Site: Fort Scott, Kansas

Fort Scott, Kansas was named in honor of General Winfield Scott and was established in 1842, at the Marmaton River crossing of the Fort Leavenworth-Fort Gibson Military Road. It was among nine forts originally planned to line the area between the Great Lakes and New Orleans to separate proposed Indian lands and white settlements.
There have been several sightings of ghost-like Civil War soldiers looming on the Fort Grounds and around the courtyard. Officers have also been seen in the cell blocks and stables. The Officer’s Quarters are said to be the most haunted. Long ago an officer accidentally shot himself when riding up to the building. He was showing off for his wife. The woman held him in her arms as he died in front of the building! It is also said that at midnight every night a ghostly figure can be seen looking out of the window of the officer’s building formerly known as the Free State Hotel!
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