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Fort Hays
1472 U.S. Highway 183 Alt, Hays, Kansas in United States
The stone blockhouse at Fort Hays
Fort Hays is located in Kansas
Fort Hays
Fort Hays
Location in Kansas
Coordinates38°51′42″N 99°20′32″W / 38.86167°N 99.34222°W / 38.86167; -99.34222
TypeMilitary base
Site information
OwnerKansas Historical Society
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionPartially dismantled; remnants preserved as a historical site
Site history
Built1865 (1st site)
1866 (2nd site)
1867 (final site)
Built byU.S. Army
In use1865-1889
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Nelson Miles
Philip Sheridan
Garrison5th Infantry Regiment
7th Cavalry Regiment
10th Cavalry Regiment
38th Infantry Regiment
Fort Hays State Historic Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
LocationFrontier Historical Park, Hays, Kansas
Area177 acres (72 ha)
Built1867
NRHP reference No.71000314[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1971

Fort Hays, originally named Fort Fletcher, was a United States Army fort near Hays, Kansas. Active from 1865 to 1889 it was an important frontier post during the American Indian Wars of the late 19th century. Reopened as a historical park in 1929, it is now operated by the Kansas Historical Society as the Fort Hays State Historic Site.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Fort Hays". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. November 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2013.

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