Trading Post, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States

Trading Post, Kansas

Unincorporated community

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Coordinates: 38°14′55″N 94°40′51″W﻿ / ﻿38.24861°N 94.68083°W﻿ / 38.24861; -94.68083[1]
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Linn
Founded| 1842
Elevation

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| 807 ft (246 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 913
FIPS code| 20-71275
GNIS ID| 477932[1]

Trading Post is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Kansas, United States.[1]

## History[edit]

It is said to be one of the oldest continuously occupied locations in the state.[citation needed] In 1842, a United States Army fort was built there, shortly after the end of the Civil War it was soon abandoned. The fort remained until 1865. A military post was established in 1861 and lasted until summer 1865. The Battle of Marais des Cygnes was fought here during the American Civil War. The location derives its name from a French trading post established there about 1825.[2]

The site is also the location of the Marais des Cygnes massacre on May 19, 1858, when Charles Hamilton was forced out of the state by Jayhawkers, freedom fighters from Kansas fighting for anti-slavery and individual liberty rights in Kansas. Hamilton returned with border ruffians from Missouri and captured 11 unarmed Jayhawkers. Hamilton and his men lead the unarmed Free-Staters into a gorge. Five of the Jayhawkers were executed on the spot by the Missouri border ruffians, five were wounded and one escaped. John Brown was to visit the site and built a fort.[citation needed]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trading Post, Kansas
2. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 817.

## Further reading[edit]

See also: List of books about Linn County, Kansas

## External links[edit]

* Linn County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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Municipalities and communities of Linn County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Mound City

Cities|

* Blue Mound
* La Cygne
* Linn Valley
* Mound City
* Parker
* Pleasanton
* Prescott

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Unincorporated
communities|

* Boicourt
* Cadmus
* Centerville†
* Critzer
* Farlinville
* Goodrich
* Mantey
* Trading Post

Ghost town|

* Hail Ridge

Footnotes|

†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.

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