# Fort Larned National Historic Site

> One of the best-preserved frontier forts in the West, with nine sandstone buildings from the 1860s set around a parade ground. It guarded the Santa Fe Trail; 

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One of the best-preserved frontier forts in the West, with nine sandstone buildings from the 1860s set around a parade ground. It guarded the Santa Fe Trail; nearby ruts of the trail can still be seen.

- **Nearest town:** Larned, KS
- **Category:** History & culture
- **GPS:** 38.1830, -99.2180
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