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Curriculum Materials

The only curriculum materials that we have available to date are the activity packets that we send out to our elementary school teachers who come for spring field trips. 

We are happy to share these activity packets.  You may find activities that would be of use in your classroom.

Life on the Frontier contains activities about the fort community. (K-4)

Sweep through History (5-6) contains activites related to westward expansion and the Civil War as they pertain to Fort Scott.
Free State Hotel at Fort Scott, directly across from it was the Western or ProSlavery Hotel  

Did You Know?
Fort Scott is the only NPS unit that was directly involved in "Bleeding Kansas". Fort Scott was a proslavery town, but many free staters lived in the surrounding area. Located on the grounds was the Western or Proslavery Hotel, directly across from it was the Fort Scott or Free State Hotel.

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Last Updated: May 13, 2008 at 07:31 EST