Ellsworth County Historical Society
104 W South Main St.
Ellsworth, KS 67439
echsks@gmail.com
fortharkerguardhousemuseum@gmail.com
(785)472-3059
Fun ArtiFACTS & Photo Gallery
This picture was taken from the south east corner of the railroad tracks in Ellsworth.
General Store
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General Store
Morton Shed
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DVD copies of
Fort Harker Gateway Post To The Frontier
can be purchased at either the Ellsworth or Kanopolis Museum Gift Shop for $25.75 + Tax.
Kansas is full of history. Fort Harker, located in Kanopolis, Kansas, was an active military installation of the United States Army from November 17, 1866 to October 5, 1872.
New Sign Post at Fort Harker! Thank you to Greg Heller, Melvin McCary, Donnie Urbanek and Dave Weeks!
The Terra Cotta Depot ( built in 1900) was once considered to be the largest shipping station on the UP railroad between Kansas City and Denver, Co. By 1867 and 1868 most of the Texas cattle trade moved from Abilene to Brookville and Ellsworth.The Terra Cotta settlement had a store and post office together in one building,the Depot and a school house.
Kansas is full of history. Fort Harker, located in Kanopolis, Kansas, was an active military installation of the United States Army from November 17, 1866 to October 5, 1872.