General Info

The settlement of Trading Post, Kansas has been around since 1825 and is the oldest existing settlement in Kansas. Trading Post museum teaches the long and abundant history of the town and surrounding area from the Native Americans who lived in the area, through the turmoil of Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War, into the 20th century. Learn about the French fur traders who started Trading Post, the Marais Des Cygne Massacre, the Battle of Trading Post, and what life was like during the early days of Kansas.