Kansas is rich in archaeological remains from the 19th century westward migration.
This report contains details of archaeological investigation done in the area of Fort Riley, Kansas. The troops at Fort Riley were to protect travelers on the Santa Fe Trail, the Smoky Hill Road (Butterfield Overland Dispatch) and the Oregon Trail. Read More …
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.
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.
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 …
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This article relays the history of the Kansas State Historical Society. Pages 40-41 specifically discuss their archaeological programs and collections.
This map indicates dig sites from the Kansas Archaeology Training Program.
The article gives information about aspects of the Oregon Trail that crosses northeastern Kansas.
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 …
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 …