The text discusses the history of Fort Atkinson in Kansas which began as Camp MacKay. Fort Atkinson, Kansas was the first army post on the Santa Fe Trail.
Fort Atkinson, Ford County, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is rich in archaeological remains from the 19th century westward migration.
Fort Atkinson, Kansas-The Wet Route
This document contains information about Fort Atkinson, Kansas on the Wet Route of the Santa Fe Trail and photos of the interpretive markers associated with it.
Cultural Resources Field and Records Assessment in Garden City, Kansas
The report contains an inventory of cultural resources and culture history for the Garden City locality, Finney County, Kansas, was compiled for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District. Garden City presently encompasses one site (Windsor Hotel) on Read More …
Historical Archaeology at Locality 6 of the Fort Ellsworth Site (14EW26), Ellsworth County, Kansas
Request copy from Kansas SHPO Office at Kansas Historical Society.
Kansas State Historical Society
This article relays the history of the Kansas State Historical Society. Pages 40-41 specifically discuss their archaeological programs and collections.
Map of Kansas Archaeology Training Program sites
This map indicates dig sites from the Kansas Archaeology Training Program.
The Oregon Trail Crossing Northeast Kansas
The article gives information about aspects of the Oregon Trail that crosses northeastern Kansas.
Preliminary Assessment: Historic Sites and Architecture for Kansas River And Tributaries
This is an assessment by the US Corps of Engineers about 1/2 mile corridor on either side of the Kansas River and its major tributaries: Wakarusa, Delaware, Big Blue, Smoky Hill, Saline and Solomon Rivers; and Vermillion and Soldier Creek Read More …
Additional Information On The Trading House At The Walnut Crossing
This article contains additional historical documentation as more evidence for the existence of a trading house at the Walnut Creek Crossing. The evidence came from the Walnut Creek Allison and Booth Trading House dig site during field school excavations by Read More …
Kansas Anthropological Association’s Summer Dig at Fort Zarah
This article contain details of the summer 1972 Kansas Anthropological Association’s dig at the site of Old Fort Zarah, Barton County, KS. The area is also known as Walnut Creek a river crossing along the Santa Fe Trail. KAA also Read More …