Nicodemus National Historic Site

Nicodemus, KS

Nicodemus National Historic Site

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Pet-friendly summary

Pets are allowed in the town but must be kept on a leash at all times.

Amenities

  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Self-Guided Tours - Auto
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Park Film

About Nicodemus National Historic Site

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.