Frontier Military Historic Byway

From Civil War skirmishes to logistical hurdles, the path to freedom is not an easy one. The Frontier Military Historic Byway follows a 19th-century trail used by the Army to transport soldiers and supplies across eastern Kansas, but don’t be fooled into thinking that the history here is long gone. Learn and reflect at the site of one of the largest cavalry battles of the Civil War. Be transported in time at historical forts along the route. When you’re here, you’ve woven yourself into history.

Directions: Traveling north to south: Beginning at the intersection of K-7 and K-92 near the gates of Fort Leavenworth in Leavenworth, KS, head south on K-7 towards K-5. Turn left onto K-5 and continue south on K-5 for roughly 10 miles until you reach the entrance ramp for I-435. Drive south, then east along I-435 for an additional 30 miles and take the exit for US Highway 69. Keep driving south along US-69 to U.S. Highway 69 Alternate, then on to the byway’s end at the Kansas/Oklahoma border.

Points of Interest - Richard Allen Cultural Center & Museum, Mine Creek Civil War Battlefield State Historic Site, Gordon Parks Museum, Trading Post Museum, Fort Scott National Historic Site, Wayman Chapel AME Church Commemorative Park, Fort Leavenworth, Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm Historic Site, Grinter Place State Historic Site, and the Museum of Deaf History, Arts & Culture.