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First Territorial Capitol State Historic Site

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STATE HISTORIC SITE

First Territorial Capitol State Historic Site

Fort Riley, KS | Geary County

Interpretive exhibits inside the limestone structure explain the building's many uses during the past century and a half. Originally used as a warehouse, it was hardly completed when it served as the first territorial capitol of Kansas and briefly housed the 1855 "bogus" legislature. (NRHP)

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Open mid-April to mid-October - Check website for actual dates.
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