Kansas forts and posts during the Civil War is the topic of the upcoming free Zoom presentation hosted by the Smoky Hill Museum.
The presentation is scheduled for 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday. Go to smokyhillmuseum.org/forts-and-posts-in-kansas.html and register to receive the link.
Posts and forts of different shapes and sizes dotted the pioneer prairie landscape offering protection. During the Civil War years – the Bleeding Kansas years – many forts protected people from each other. Travel through the pages of William Pollard’s book, across Saline County and Civil War Kansas to discover these fascinating fortresses. How many were there? Where were they? What purposes did they serve and what happened to them?
Pollard, a former Kansan, earned a Master of Science degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. He’s an active historian and an award-winning author.
The Smoky Hill Museum, 211 W. Iron Avenue, is a nationally accredited history museum, in the heart of downtown Salina. This free museum is open Tuesday-Friday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.