Medicine Lodge Stockade (SE)
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 37° 16.772 W 098° 34.688
14S E 537398 N 4125966
This was not a prison, but a safe haven for the good guys against Indian raids.
Waymark Code: WM952Y
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2010
Views: 7
Marker Erected by: The Medicine Lodge Guest Tax Committee
County of Marker: Barber County
Location of Marker: E. Washington Ave. & S. Walnut St., courthouse lawn, Medicine Lodge
Marker Text:
In 1874, during a period of Indian Raids in Western and Southern Kansas, the Governor, Thomas A. Osborne, organized the Kansas State Guards. Sun City and Medicine Lodge furnished companies for this section of the state. The Stockade was built by the Militia and Citizens of Medicine Lodge. Guards were posted inside the Stockade walls. The walls of the Stockade were made of cedar posts that stood about 9 ft. high. They were placed side by side and set on end in the ground. The drill ground was outside and to the southeast of the Stockade. Many times 200 or more people would gather in the Stockade with wagon teams, cattle, and dogs. The Southeast Corner of the Stockade was located near this point.