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	Fort Leavenworth, KS • History
		Fort Leavenworth continues to be on the leading edge of the Army's future.
		Fort Leavenworth is considered as one of the most significant historic military installations in the Department of the Army, as well as to the Nation.
		The Fort Leavenworth NHLD encompasses the historic core of Fort Leavenworth's built environment, which possesses a high degree of integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association to significant events in the history of the nation.
	garrison.leavenworth.army.mil /sites/about/history.asp (1580 words)

	History and Self Guided Tour of Ft. Leavenworth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Col. Henry Leavenworth, with the officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment from Jefferson Barracks at St. Louis, Mo., established Fort Leavenworth in 1827.
		The Frontier Army Museum at Fort Leavenworth preserves and interprets the material culture of the U.S. Army during the period of frontier duty in the 19th Century.
		It highlights Fort Leavenworth and the role of the Frontier Army in Westward Expansions.
	www.leavenworth.army.mil /cac/history.htm (908 words)

	Home > Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, KS, 66027, Fort Leavenworth Real Estate, Fort Leavenworth Yellow Pages, Fort ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army facility located in Leavenworth County, Kansas (just north of the city of Leavenworth) in the upper northeast portion of the state.
		Please recommend one the Fort Leavenworth persons who you think is great or is a fascinating personality.
		The Fort Leavenworth School Community resolves to nurture, guide and challenge children to maximize their potential and become contributors to society.
	fort-leavenworth.kansasus.com (830 words)

	Fort Leavenworth
		Fort Leavenworth is located in the heartland of America near the geographical center of the United States.
		Fort Leavenworth is the Army's center for excellence in combined arms education, doctrine, and leader development.
		Fort Leavenworth was the first fort established west of the Missouri River, the first continuously occupied settlement west of the Missouri River, and the site of the oldest house in Kansas (The Rookery, built in 1832 as a bachelor officers quarters).
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/fort-leavenworth.htm (1117 words)

	Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery is administered from the office at Leavenworth National Cemetery.
		The garrison of Fort Leavenworth is the oldest continuously active military post west of the Missouri River, and notable for its role in the development of the West.
		Fort Leavenworth served as headquarters for the Army of the West and it was the site of the formal surrender of New Mexico to the United States in 1846.
	www.cem.va.gov /nchp/ftleavenworth.htm (1779 words)

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		Fort Leavenworth was established on 8 May 1827, by Col. Henry Leavenworth and 188 officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment who traveled by keelboat up the Missouri River from Jefferson Barracks at St. Louis.
		Leavenworth was ordered by the War Department to establish a cantonment to protect the wagon trains headed west along the Santa Fe Trail and later the Oregon Trail and to help maintain peace with the Indians.
		Colonel Leavenworth noted that the east bank was low and marshy, so he chose to build the cantonment atop the high bluffs on the west bank.
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	Fort Leavenworth Haunted House - HauntedHouses.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Fort Leavenworth is the oldest, continuously active military post, which was built west of the Mississippi.
		Fort Leavenworth was built in the Northeast corner of Kansas, now on Highway 73.
		Because Fort Leavenworth has had its full share of traumatic occurrences, which have happened during its long history, it's not surprising that there are at least 9 ghosts who haunt the buildings there.
	www.hauntedhouses.com /states/ks/house.htm (1032 words)

	KU, Fort Leavenworth to establish faculty, student exchange program
		The university and Fort Leavenworth, which are about 40 miles apart, have collaborated informally off and on for years, said Barbara Romzek, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at KU.
		Several departments and the fort have jointly sponsored speakers, and in 1999, KU's Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, the fort and Johnson County Community College in Overland Park sponsored a three-day conference on NATO 's 50th anniversary.
		Fort Leavenworth is the senior education institution for teaching tactics, leader development, battle command and staff procedures for the U.S. Army.
	www.news.ku.edu /2004/04N/AugNews/Aug12/fort.html (683 words)

	Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Fort Leavenworth is the oldest military base in the United States west of the Mississippi.
		The main fort complex is visible in middle distance with the Missouri River and bottomland in the background.
		The French Fort de Cavagnial was located somewhere in the left middle distance of this view, and the Missouri River and valley bottomland are visible in distance.
	www.geospectra.net /lewis_cl/leaven/leaven.htm (1664 words)

	Fort Leavenworth, Kansas - brought to you by LASR - Leisure And Sport Review
		Fort Leavenworth, KS Fort Leavenworth was established on May 8, 1827, by Colonel Henry Leavenworth and 188 officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment who traveled by keelboat up the Missouri River from Jefferson Barracks at St. Louis.
		Leavenworth was ordered by the War Dept. to establish a cantonment to protect the wagon trains headed west along the Santa Fe Trail, and later, the Oregon Trail, and to help maintain peace with the Indians.
		Fort Leavenworth became not just a Headquarters, but also the major supply depot and center for military overland freight supplying most of the forts throughout the West.
	www.lasr.net /pages/city.php?City_ID=KS0502001 (468 words)

	Leavenworth County, Part 1
		Leavenworth County was one of those originally erected by the First Territorial Legislature of 1855.
		Leavenworth is one of the flourishing northeastern counties of Kansas, and has an area of 455 square miles.
		The county of Leavenworth is, as the abode of white men, the oldest region of the State.
	www.kancoll.org /books/cutler/leavenworth/leavenworth-co-p1.html (1094 words)

	Leavenworth, Kansas (Cities)
		Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County, (of which it is the county seat) northeast of Topeka along Highway 73 on the banks of the Missouri River near Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation.
		Leavenworth is part of the Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas metro area.
		Leavenworth, a beautiful city, is situated on the left bank of the Missouri River, being located upon a rolling site enclosed by a crescent of hills.
	www.ohwy.com /ks/l/leavenwo.htm (138 words)

	A Brief History of Fort Leavenworth
		Fort Leavenworth continued to be the departure point both for punitive expeditions against the Plains Indians as well as regularly scheduled supply trains destined for Army posts in the distant southwest.
		Fort Leavenworth, which had provided most of the weapons for the Kansas militia that took part in the campaign, was no longer in danger; Price's retreat ended the Confederate threat to the Kansas frontier.
		Fort Leavenworth inhabitants ushered in 1916 with the traditional round of parties, followed the next morning by the formal New Year's Day reception at the homes of the post commander and the commandant of the Leavenworth schools.
	www-cgsc.army.mil /carl/resources/ftlvn/briefhist/briefhist.asp (19628 words)

	Leavenworth, Kansas
		The Land where Leavenworth and Fort Leavenworth are located today was originally inhabited by the Kansa, Osage and Delaware Indians and today many of our streets are named after these and other local Indian tribes.
		For the next several decades Fort Leavenworth played an important role in keeping the peace among the various Indian tribes and the increasing number of settlers heading west.
		Leavenworth became nationally known as the 'jumping off point' for the opening of the West.
	leavenworth-net.com /our_visitors/local_history.htm (292 words)

	Fort Leavenworth
		Fort Leavenworth is the oldest continuously operated military post west of the Mississippi River and because of this, it has more than its share of ghosts and ghostly tales.
		They enlisted the help of others at the fort and as day turned to night, lanterns appeared and the banks of the river and the fort area were searched.
		Fort Leavenworth is located 2 miles north of the city of Leavenworth on Highway 73 in the northeastern part of the state.
	www.prairieghosts.com /leavenworth.html (1266 words)

	Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Leavenworth is a community of approximately 35,000 people located in the rolling hills of northeastern Kansas on the Missouri River.
		Leavenworth is on the outskirts of the Kansas City metropolitan area and is home to the Army's Fort Leavenworth, Saint Mary College, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary.
		Leavenworth was the industrial center of Kansas and of the west.
	www.lvks.org /community.htm (240 words)

	Fort Leavenworth MWR
		Listen to KAIR Country Radio 93.7 FM for Fort Leavenworth MWR upcoming events Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m.
		If you have an issue/concern you would like addressed at the symposium you can email it to us by clicking here or you can print out an issue worksheet by clicking here, that you can fax, mail or drop off at the ACS office.
		The Fort Leavenworth USED CAR "FOR SALE" LOT is located in the gravel lot northwest of Harney Sports Complex.
	www.fortleavenworthmwr.com (298 words)

	Articles - Fort Leavenworth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Colonel Henry Leavenworth, with the officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment from Jefferson Barracks at St.
		Throughout the Mexican-American War, Fort Leavenworth was the outfitting post for the Army of the West.
		During these early years, soldiers from Fort Leavenworth protected wagon trains hauling supplies over the Santa Fe Trail, Oregon Trail, and other trails to most forts, posts and military camps of the West, some as far as the Pacific Ocean.
	www.gaple.com /articles/Fort_Leavenworth?mySession=91fef2a57bdf11eb0d0576d5d99a6e77 (959 words)

	Lansing Kansas Leavenworth Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Fort Leavenworth is the oldest continuously-active Army post west of the Mississippi River.Traffic over the Santa Fe trail was so heavy that U.S. Military troops were detailed to protect travelers from the Indians, even before Kansas was settled.
		Fort Leavenworth was established by Colonel Henry Leavenworth and his officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment from St. Louis.
		Fort Leavenworth is also host to the Frontier Museum which focuses on the theme of "Fort Leavenworth's Role in Westward Expansion."
	www.leavenworthdirectory.com /fort.htm (253 words)

	Frontier Forts - Kansas State Historical Society
		Frazer, Robert W. Forts of the West: Military Forts and Presidios and Posts Commonly Called Forts West of the Mississippi River to 1898..
		"A Civilian at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Hays, 1878-1879: Extracts from a Diary of Ephriam Goodale." Kansas Historical Quarterly 33 (Summer 1967): 138-155.
		Main focus is the forts of the Kansas frontier including Harker, Hays, and Wallace.
	www.kshs.org /research/collections/documents/bibliographies/military/forts.htm (1299 words)

	Archives: Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Invitations were extended to leaders in southern Leavenworth County and Platte County, Mo., as well, since the session was a general briefing on Fort Leavenworth.
		Those attending heard from Towers as well as numerous other Fort Leavenworth officials about their organization, the impact of the fort on the economy, construction under way or anticipated as well as changes in programs and functions.
		He also spoke of plans to expand the mission of Fort Leavenworth, and the redesigning of officer and non-commissioned officer education and training.
	www.leavenworthtimes.com /articles/2004/07/15/news/news07.txt (1020 words)

	Fort Leavenworth Monument - Resources
		For the first fifty years of its existence, Fort Leavenworth was a gateway to the western frontier, serving the Army as a quartermaster depot, arsenal, and troop post.
		Learn about the first military women of Fort Leavenworth and their assignments.
		This crest is based on the Leavenworth family coat of arms.
	www.classbrain.com /artmonument/publish/printer_fort_leavenworth_monument_resources.shtml (97 words)

	Fort Leavenworth Monument - Quiz
		Fort Leavenworth is the oldest active Army post west of what river?
		The 10th calvary was established at Fort Leavenworth.
		Fort Leavenworth was a gateway to the western frontier, serving the Army as a quartermaster depot and what?
	www.classbrain.com /artmonument/publish/fort_leavenworth_quiz.shtml (125 words)

	FORT LEAVENWORTH: First U.S. Fort in Kansas
		Cantonment Leavenworth encompassed 6,840 acres, extending six to seven miles along the Missouri River and spreading inland one to two miles.
		Colonel Leavenworth had been appointed brigadier general and was to reassume command of Jefferson Barracks.
		In 1840, it is believed a missionary was hired by the U.S. Government to operate the fort's upper farm.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/kansas_history/73338 (529 words)

	AAA Traveler - Fort Leavenworth
		Barth Hall at the fort was the original home of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
		Located in eastern Kansas in a town by the same name, Fort Leavenworth is the oldest active Army post west of the Mississippi River, and it welcomes visitors to explore the storied history of the U.S. Army and the important role the fort has played.
		The post was established by Col. Henry Leavenworth in 1827 to protect the fur trade, safeguard commerce on the Santa Fe Trail and maintain peace in the region.
	www.ouraaa.com /traveler/0311/tre_leaven_m.html (325 words)

	Fort Leavenworth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		View from Fort Leavenworth overlooking the local clocktower landmark.
		According to Army Times respondents, Fort Leavenworth has the reputation of being the "best hometown in the Army." They pride themselves as a "Community of Excellence." Schools on post are modern and well-equipped.
		Also, Fort Leavenworth is located in one of the largest historical districts in the Army.
	www.armytimes.com /bestpost/leaven.html (129 words)

	Fort Tours \| Fort Leavenworth
		Two of the premier pieces are the 1832 General Officer Coat worn by General Henry Leavenworth and a Curtiss JN4D aircraft, of the type used by General Pershing during the "Punitive Expedition" into Mexico.
		The Fort Leavenworth gallery highlights the importance of Fort Leavenworth's role in the exploration and expansion of the nation throughout the nineteenth century as well as its continuing role in soldier education.
		Operating since 1955, the Fort Leavenworth Historical Society protects and shares National history and the heritage of the U.S. Army.
	www.forttours.com /pages/tocfleave.asp (462 words)

	National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Fort Leavenworth has been in continuous occupation by the military since it was first established in 1827 to protect caravans on the Santa Fe Trail.
		The fort played a pivotal roles in the Mexican and Civil Wars, and it became the temporary capital of Kansas Territory in 1854.
		Consultation related to the project resulted in a design that is more compatible with the historic fort's structures.
	tps.cr.nps.gov /nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=232&ResourceType=District (166 words)

	Leavenworth County, KS
		Leavenworth county is located in northeast Kansas close to Kansas City.
		The Leavenworth Area Development LAD Corporation site has extensive information about the county.
		Fort Leavenworth has been an active Army post since the early Nineteenth century and is the oldest Army post in continuous existence west of the Missouri River.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /counties/LV (355 words)

	Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (Military History)
		The existing and active US Army Fort Leavenworth, is part of Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation three miles North of the City of Leavenworth.
		Leavenworth Military Reservation, 1070 acres, 110 buildings), is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
		Sherman Aaf Airport serves Fort Leavenworth and Leavenworth County and is owned by U S Army, Army...
	www.ohwy.com /ks/f/fortleav.htm (225 words)

	Fort Leavenworth on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Buffalo Soldier Monument honors the post-Civil War African-American regiments that served in the West (see buffalo soldiers).
		Senate measure won't affect family housing work at Georgia's Fort Benning.
		FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS -- Stacie Walters, right, the widow of Sgt. Donald Walters, of the 507th Maintenance Battalion, is comforted by her father Cecil Stout in front of her husband's casket before fune
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/f/fortl1eav.asp (419 words)

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