Travel -: Fort Scott historic site offering Independence Day celebration 19th-century style

Travel - Headlines from Fort Scott historic site offering Independence Day celebration 19th-century style 2 Jul 2011, 4:22 pm By Associated Press 10:22 a.m. CDT, July 2, 2011 FORT SCOTT, Kan. (AP) â€" Fort Scott National Historic Site is taking Fourth of July weekend visitors on a trip back in time. The southeast Kansas venue is offering events and activities Saturday through Monday in the manner of a mid-1800s Independence Day celebration. Fort Scott was established in 1842 and remained active until 1873. It's now supervised by the National Park Service and has more than 20 historic structures and a parade ground. At 2 p.m. Monday, Park Ranger Robert Thomas will deliver a patriotic speech honoring the 30 states in the Union in 1848. The speech will be followed by a 30-gun salute, which Chief Ranger Kelley Collins says was a tradition at the Fort on Independence Day. ___ Information from: Fort Scott Tribune, http://www.fstribune.com You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.