:: Fort Scott Trivia     

• Fort Scott was named for U.S. Army General Winfield Scott.
• Fort Scott is located on the Frontier Military Scenic Byway (Hwy 69), which originally was a military road connecting Fort Leavenworth with Fort Scott and Fort Gibson, Oklahoma.
•  In the height of the railroad era, seven rail lines ran through Fort Scott. Today two lines remain.
• Susan B. Anthony was a frequent visitor to Fort Scott to see her brother, John, who managed the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
• Bat Masterson's brother, Tom, ran the Delmonico Pool Hall in Fort Scott.
• Fort Scott has approximately 14 miles of native brick streets.
• Fort Scott is the site of National Cemetery #1, commissioned by President Abraham Lincoln.
• One of Fort Scott's native sons is Gordon Parks, photographer, choreographer, and filmmaker.  He is, perhaps, best known for his films "The Learning Tree" and the original "Shaft."

     
Gordon Parks