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Wikipedia Description: Fort Scott, Kansas
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Fort Scott is a city located in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States, 88 miles (158 km) south of Kansas City, on the Marmaton River. The population was 8,297 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be 7,976 in the year 2006. Fort Scott is the county seat of Bourbon County, and is the home of the Fort Scott National Historic Site.

History:

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 American 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. A battle over the fort occurred in August 1861 just across the Missouri line in the Battle of Dry Wood Creek. The battle was a pro-South victory for Sterling Price and his Missouri State Guard. Price did not hold the fort and instead continued a northern push into Missouri in an attempt to recapture the state. James H. Lane (Senator) was to launch a Jayhawker offensive behind Price from Fort Scott that led to the Sacking of Osceola. The ill will of these actions was to be the basis for the 1976 Clint Eastwood film The Outlaw Josey Wales.

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, small industrial, and insurance center which it continues to be today.

Downtown fire:

In March 2005, a fire destroyed several historic buildings in Fort Scott's downtown. The Victorian-era buildings were among many that are a symbol of the town. ...

Notable natives and residents:

Gordon Parks:

The town's most famous resident is Photographer, Author, Filmmaker, Composer Gordon Parks, who was born and raised in Fort Scott. Park's first motion picture, The Learning Tree was filmed in Fort Scott in 1968 using authentic town residents as extras. The Gordon Parks Center For Culture and Diversity is located in Fort Scott at Fort Scott Community College. Parks is buried in Fort Scott's Evergreen Cemetery.

Other notable natives:

* Richard Christy - drummer, member of the Howard Stern Radio Show.
* Clark M. Clifford - former United States Secretary of Defense.
* Charles Hatfield - "Rain maker"
* Mark Hart - musician extraordinaire, song writer, producer. Belonged to two very popular rock bands, Supertramp and Crowded House, an Australian/New Zealand band.
* Adam LaRoche - first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates (born in Orange County, California but attended Fort Scott Schools; brother Andy, who was born in Fort Scott, is a third baseman in the Los Angeles Dodgers minor-league system).
* Elmer Verner McCollum - biochemist, discoverer of vitamin A

Trivia:

* Fort Scott was named for U.S. Army General Winfield Scott.
* Fort Scott is located on the Frontier Military Scenic Byway (Hwy 69), which was originally a military road connecting Fort Leavenworth with Fort Scott and Fort Gibson, Oklahoma.
* In the height of the railroad era, seven rail lines ran through Fort Scott. Today two lines remain.
* Susan B. Anthony was a frequent visitor to Fort Scott to see her brother, John, who managed the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
* Bat Masterson's brother, Tom, ran the Delmonico Pool Hall in Fort Scott.
* Fort Scott has approximately 14 miles of native brick streets.
* Fort Scott is the site of National Cemetery #1, commissioned by President Abraham Lincoln.
* Fort Scott is the hometown of Howard Stern comedian Richard Christy.
* George Washington Carver lived in Fort Scott until he saw a young, black man lynched on Main St.
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