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Cavalry To Campfires: The Politics Of Preservation In Frontier Historical Park, Jeremy Michael Gill
Cavalry To Campfires: The Politics Of Preservation In Frontier Historical Park, Jeremy Michael Gill
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Located on the bank of Big Creek in the Smoky Hills Region of the Great Plains is a small wooded park that contains a unique history. Today, the park is split into two sections, one being Frontier Park and the other being the Fort Hays State Historic Site that administers four original buildings from the active years of Fort Hays. Visitors from all states in the Union and many countries pass through Hays to visit the park. Whether to step back in time and experience life of the nineteenth century frontier or to absorb the quiet serenity of the state …