The Frontier Army Museum at Fort Leavenworth

The Frontier Army Museum at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, exhibits artifacts from Frontier Army soldiers who served west of the Mississippi River from 1804 through 1917. The collection at the museum began in 1939, when the wagon shop closed and the horse-drawn vehicles were relocated to what was initially called the "Old Rolling Wheels Museum". The Museum was officially recognized as an Army Museum in 1960, and its collection of nineteenth century military artifacts is considered to be one of the finest in the country.

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Reynolds Ave, Bldg 80
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027
(800) 844-4114

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Frontier Army Museum

Fort Atkinson State Historical Park

Captain William Clark observed that the site was an excellent location for a fort, and Fort Atkinson was established at that spot in 1820, the first U.S. military post west of the Missouri River. The fort is located in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, and was established to secure early fur trade and river traffic. Much of that historic outpost has been reconstructed here, and historical reenactments are given throughout the summer.

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PO Box 240
Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0240
Phone: (402) 468-5611

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Fort Atkinson State Historical Park