Frontier Forts Extra Credit

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Across
  1. 2. frontier fort that was established in 1852, is still a current active military post, and home of the Big Red 1 or First Infantry Division
  2. 5. Some frontier forts were meant to protect Native American ________ after the were moved to Kansas
  3. 7. Part of the original fort was turned into a retirement home for Kansas veterans
  4. 8. Fort established in 1859 to help protect the Santa Fe Trail
  5. 9. Fort established in 1865 to help protect the Union Pacific Railroad
  6. 10. Oldest frontier fort west of the Mississippi River
Down
  1. 1. The first name of the man Fort Scott is named after
  2. 3. General and member of the 7th Cavalry stationed at Fort Riley
  3. 4. Nothing remains of this frontier fort today, but there is a historic marker near Great Bend where the fort was located
  4. 6. Trading trail that many frontier forts were built to help protect