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1874 Stockade

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1874 Stockade

Medicine Lodge, KS | Barber County

The four corners of the 1874 stockade, long since gone, are marked by historical signs at the Barber County Courthouse (118 E. Washington Ave.), People's Bank (121 S. Main; behind the bank on Washington), the Police Department (114 W. 1st Ave.), and the school district office (100 E. 1st Ave.; between the office and the Presbyterian Church). The stockade, complete with watchtowers and built entirely of native logs, was constructed to protect the area from Indian raids.

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