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Your guide to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas assisted living facilities. With so many senior housing options available, how do you know which one is right for your family?
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Cities near Fort Leavenworth offering memory care options
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Facts about Fort Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth is also known as: Fort Leavenworth.
Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army installation located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, immediately north of the city of Leavenworth in the upper northeast portion of the state. Built in 1827, it is the oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C. Fort Leavenworth has been historically known as the "Intellectual Center of the Army".Fort Leavenworth was also the base of African-American soldiers of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on 21 September 1866 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. They became known as Buffalo Soldiers, nicknamed by the Native American tribes whom they fought. This term eventually was applied to all of the African-American regiments formed in 1866.During the country's westward expansion, Fort Leavenworth was a forward destination for thousands of soldiers, surveyors, immigrants, American Indians, preachers and settlers who passed through. On August 1, 1846, a Mormon Battalion, led by Col. James Allen, arrived at Fort Leavenworth. Colonel Allen became ill and died at the fort; his headstone marks his grave at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery.Today, the garrison supports the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command which was originally a military road connecting to Fort Scott National Historic Site and Fort Gibson.
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