Nicodemus National Historic Site KS

Lat, Long: 39.39167606, -99.61680329

Designation: 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 and only remaining Black settlement west of the Mississippi River.

Weather:

Northwest Kansas has a four-season climate typified by long, hot summers, cold winters, short spring and fall seasons, and a nearly constant breeze. Humidity is relatively low compared to the eastern portion of the state. Afternoon thunderstorms with lightning, hail, and gusty winds frequently occur during the spring and summer. Tornados are possible but are less common in Kansas than they are in several other states. Snow accumulation from winter blizzards occasionally causes site to close.

Directions:

Nicodemus National Historic Site is located in northwestern Kansas on Highway 24 between Hill City and Stockton.

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Address/Contact:

304 Washington Ave.

Nicodemus, US, 67625-3015

Phone: 785-839-4233

Email: Nicodemus_Info@nps.gov

Entrance Fees:

Entry is free

Frame one story schoolhouse with most of white paint worn off to show gray.

Front view of limestone building. A sidewalk leads up to white double doors of the building.

White stucco church with white double doors and text above the doors that reads "A.M.E. CHURCH 1885"

Nicodemus Descendants outside Visitor Center

White frame with a second story gable on the right side, tan roof, and small screened porch.