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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14KD_officers-in-tents_Hays-KS.html
Sometimes officers shared quarters on officers' row, three or four men to a house. Housing was assigned by rank and seniority within that rank. If a higher-ranking officer was transferred to the fort, he could bump a lower ranking officer out of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14KB_commanding-officers-house_Hays-KS.html
This single-family residence, built in 1867, was at the center of officers' row. It contained a parlor, dining room, kitchen, and two bedrooms downstairs, and upstairs four bedrooms, a servant's room, and lumber room (storage room). The house rema…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14KA_time-capsule_Hays-KS.html
In commemoration of Hays Centennial - 1967Plastic capsule buried May, 1967 - to be exhumed 2067Buried 10' 0" below this marker. The Time Capsule is to provide historical reference on the progress of Kansas family farmers working with the federa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14K9_parade-ground_Hays-KS.html
The field before you is the parade ground. Approximately the size of two football fields, the parade ground was bordered on four sides by roads whose ditches are still visible. The parade ground was a hub of activity at the post. Soldiers perfo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14K8_officers-row_Hays-KS.html
A series of 10 houses on the south side of the parade grounds was built between 1867 and 1870. Starting to the left of this house and moving right were the chaplain's quarters, three partial duplexes for officers' quarters, the commanding officer'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14K7_fort-hays-fort-dodge-road-trailhead_Hays-KS.html
Used to transport militarysupplies from Fort Hays toFort Dodge 75 miles southwestUsed by civilians until 1879
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14K6_enlisted-barracks_Hays-KS.html
Four enlisted barracks were hastily assembled during the winter of 1867-1868. They faced the parade ground on three sides. Each barrack held a company of 60 to 100 men and consisted of two squad rooms, a room for the first sergeant, and a small st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14K5_commissary-warehouse_Hays-KS.html
The commissary warehouse, which stored the fort's food supply, was located behind this sign. The commissary officer was responsible for food storage and preventing loss from theft and spoilage. Bars on the windows kept out enlisted men trying to s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14K4_monarch-of-the-plains_Hays-KS.html
Herds of 60 million buffalo once roamed the prairie until reduced to 300 and near extinction. They were the basis of Indian economy; food for the emigrant, railroad worker and soldier.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM147K_fort-hays_Hays-KS.html
This noted U.S. Army post was established in 1865 as a headquarters for troops given the task of protecting military roads, guarding the mails and defending construction crews on the Union Pacific Railway. Fort Hays also served as a major supply d…
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