Just
off U.S. 69 in Linn County, the community of Trading Post is thought to be one
of the oldest continuously settled locations in Kansas. It’s home to the
Trading Post Museum, where guide Mary Grosshart can show you through a room
rich with artifacts detailing the region’s history. You can find bullets from
the Civil War, furniture and goods from pioneer days, and Native American
clothing among the hundreds of items. The museum also has county tax ledger
books from 1863 to the present day, school and census records, photographs, and
a genealogy section.
The
site of the Marais des Cygne Massacre is located east of Trading Post, several
miles north of K-52. First travel to the massacre site, where in 1858 five
Jayhawkers were shot and killed by border ruffians from Missouri. Then visit
the museum to view the display and historic documents about the event. Finally,
a memorial to those killed and wounded in the massacre stands on the cemetery
grounds adjacent to the museum complex.
The
Trading Post Museum is open from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday from April 1 until November 1. To reach the museum from U.S. 69 take
the Butler, Mo, exit onto K-52, then go south on Valley Road and watch for the
sign.
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