Fort Scott is located in the Little Ozarks region of Southeast Kansas on the Marmaton River. Fort Scott offers the best of a centralized world, located conveniently within southeast Kansas, Branson, Joplin, and Springfield, Missouri are just minutes away to the east. And one of the Midwest’s most elegant cities, Kansas City is located just minutes to the north.
During the Civil War, Fort Scott was a U.S Army district Headquarters, quartermaster supply depot, training center, and recruitment station. It was strategically vital to the defense of Kansas and the Midwest.
During the first half of the 20th century, Fort Scott became the agricultural, small industrial, and insurance center which it continues to be today.
An annual town festival, the Good Ol' Days, has been held the first weekend of June since 1980. The celebration begins Friday evening with a parade and a picnic downtown. Over the rest of the weekend, a street fair, a melodrama and vaudeville-style show are among other features of the festival.
