Formerly enslaved African Americans left Kentucky at the end of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period to experience freedom in the "Promised Land" of Kansas. Nicodemus represents the involvement of African Americans in the homesteading movement across the Great Plains. It is the oldest remaining Black settlement west of the Mississippi River.
What you’ll hear
The Trailtold tour of Nicodemus National Historic Site covers 21 GPS-triggered places across KS, including Township Hall, Fairview School and Samuel Cemetery. Pocket your phone and each story plays on its own as you arrive.
- Crossroads and Development
- Fairview District Orientation
- Fairview School
- First Baptist Church
- Highway 24-18 Junction Businesses
- Highway 24-18 Junction Orientation
- Historic Baseball Diamond
- Mt. Olive District Orientation
- Mt. Olive School
- Nicodemus A.M.E. Church
- Nicodemus Cemetery
- Nicodemus District Orientation
- Nicodemus National Historic Site
- Samuel Cemetery
- School District Number 1
- St. Francis Hotel
- The Ace Williams House
- The Transportation Story
- The Welton/Scruggs Grove
- Township Hall
- Wildhorse Township Orientation
Hear it on Trailtold
Download the app and let Nicodemus National Historic Site narrate itself as you walk — GPS-triggered audio, hands-free.
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