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                      • Bourbon County Carpool Tour - National Cemetery

                        Bourbon County Carpool Tour - National Cemetery

                        Guided Carpool Tour - historical tour in your own personal vehicle

                        "National Cemetery"


                        Click here for a printable flyer.

                        Saturday, August 13, 2022

                        Departs at 8:30am w/tour ending approx. 10:30am

                        Departing from Old Fort Genealogical Library (Memorial Hall, 221 S. National Ave.)

                        $5 per person. Limited to first 40 people to register - pre-registration required.

                        Register online at fortscott.com/events.

                        Questions may be directed to the Old Fort Genealogical Society at 620-223-3300 or OFGSKS@GMAIL.COM

                        More about the tour:

                        Fort Scott National Cemetery was created during the Civil War and has continued to include all military since then. Local historians will walk you through the cemetery noting persons, telling reasons for memorial stones and giving important information about the military campaigns our men and women were involved in while defending the United States and our allies. Volunteer Historians will include Ken Lyon, Brian Allen and Arnold Schofield.
                         
                        Bring an umbrella to keep the sun off your heads or a large hat to shade you.
                        Sign up for the trip through the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce at fortscott.com and for only $5.00 per person.
                         

                        Future tours:
                        September 10th:  Barnesville, Ft. Lincoln, Freedom Colony, and Mapleton
                        October 8th:  Marmiton Massacre and Marmaton Cemetery
                        Last of October:  There will be Haunted Tour on the Trolley

                        Sponsored by the Old Fort Genealogical Society, Historical Preservation Association of Bourbon County, and the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce

                         

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                        Date and Time

                        Saturday Aug 13, 2022
                        8:30 AM - 10:30 AM CDT

                        Location

                        221 S. National Ave. Fort Scott KS 66701

                        Contact Information

                        Ann Rawlins, OFGS 620-223-3300 or Lindsay Madison, Chamber 620-223-3566
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                      Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce

                       231 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701

                       620. 223.3566

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