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Fort Leavenworth
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Places
Name of Notable Genus AsNotedIn No Address Proximity Area
Name Genus AsNotedIn Address Proximity Area
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
  • Sight
  • NRHP
Within Fort Leavenworth military reservation

Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1839/00/00 Stephen W Kearny American Commander Stephen W Kearny departs Fort Leavenworth with 20 companies of dragoons.
1917/09/00 Dwight D Eisenhower Military Ike Eisenhower is sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to teach provisional lieutenants. Eisenhower supervises the unit's physical training which includes bayonet drills.

Data »

Particulars for Fort Leavenworth:
Criteria Exemplar
Area of Significance Exploration-settlement
Owner Federal
Structure Type Fortification
Sight Category Historic District
Area of Significance Military
Locale Type Military Base
Level of Significance National



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 66000346
Resource Type:
Owner: Federal
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: No style listed
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, National Landmark boundary approved
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Military, Exploration-settlement
Applicable Criteria: Event
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1825-1849
Significant Year: 1827
Historic Function: Defense
Historic Sub-Function: Fortification
Current Function: Defense
Current Sub-Function: Fortification

Creative Works »

WorkTypeAsNotedInCreatorNote
Rifles for Watie Book Harold Keith Rifles for Watie is set in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1861

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