When we decide to go on a trip our trip route is often
influenced by historic, or otherwise interesting, sites to see. On this trip we
are taking a route through rural Kansas to see a historic site. After the Civil
War, groups of African Americans moved west to settle in all-black settlements
to escape from racial tensions and the reconstruction that was doing nothing to
help them. The last remaining of these towns is Nicodemus Kansas. In 1976 the
original 161-acre town was listed as a National Historic Landmark District. In
1996 the Nicodemus National Historic Site was established and the
National Park Service and the residents of Nicodemus continue to work together
to preserve the history of the town as well as the five remaining historic
structures. Since we wanted to take highways other than the Interstate across
Kansas, it fit nicely into our plans to stop here. There are not a lot of
structures restored yet, but it was worth a stop for the information in the
visitor center, to see the town, and to chat with a couple locals.
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Town Hall and Visitor Center
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