Bear Creek Redoubt

Bear Creek Redoubt
Nearest city Ashland, Kansas
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
NRHP reference # 78001275[1]
Added to NRHP March 30, 1978

The Bear Creek Redoubt near Ashland, Kansas was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

It is an earthen redoubt about 50 by 50 feet (15 m × 15 m) in plan. It was built in fall of 1870 as a military outpost to protect mail and other shipments.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Bear Creek Redoubt" (PDF).
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