Sunset Silhouette
This cutout can be found at the Trading Post, KS rest area along US Highway 69, 30 miles (48km) north of Fort Scott, KS. Made of 1/4 inch (64mm) steel plate, it commemorates the Frontier Military Road, which ran from Fort Snelling, MN, through Fort Scott to Fort Jessup, LA. At the time the road was established (1830s - 1840s), it was meant to be permanent. Its purpose was to allow easy movement of troops between forts and to keep the peace between settlers east of the line and the Indians to the west.
Sunset Silhouette
This cutout can be found at the Trading Post, KS rest area along US Highway 69, 30 miles (48km) north of Fort Scott, KS. Made of 1/4 inch (64mm) steel plate, it commemorates the Frontier Military Road, which ran from Fort Snelling, MN, through Fort Scott to Fort Jessup, LA. At the time the road was established (1830s - 1840s), it was meant to be permanent. Its purpose was to allow easy movement of troops between forts and to keep the peace between settlers east of the line and the Indians to the west.