FSNHS to present evening tours

On Saturday, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m., Fort Scott National Historic Site will offer an evening tour highlighting dramatic scenes from the Civil War. The tour is free of charge and will meet at the site's visitor center.

Throughout the war, Fort Scott was home to many important functions including a supply depot, a training and recruitment center, an army general hospital, a refugee center, a military prison and a national cemetery.

During the tour. visitors will hear about the daring exploits of soldiers as they patrolled for bushwhackers, discover the courageous story of a woman who, despite threat of invasion, refused to leave her home, and relive the experience of African American soldiers who took an important step towards freedom and equality as they joined the Union Army. These scenes and more await you on this Civil War tour of Fort Scott.

Fort Scott National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park System, is open daily from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The usual entrance fee of $3 for each adult aged 16, but the fee is being waived during the event.

In recognition of the current economic difficulties and to encourage park visitation and connections with our nation's natural and cultural heritage, the National Park Service has designated this weekend as fee free at all of its units. For more information visit the fort's Web site at http://www.nps.gov/fosc.