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In 1860 trade on the Santa Fe Trail equaled $3.5 million dollars. That is more than $95 million dollars by today’s dollars.

The 1914 Ford Model T depended on gravity to feed fuel to the carburetor. Because of this, when the fuel tank was low on gas the car had to be driven backwards up steep hills so that it would not stop.

In April 1872, the first building in Larned was located in what is now Schnack Lowery Park. It was the old Sutler’s Mess House from Fort Larned. Henry Booth floated it down the Pawnee River from the Fort. The building was used as a church, school, saloon, post office, and more.

Between the mid 1700’s and 1889 the Bison population in the United States was decimated from an estimated 30 to 60 million to just over 1,000. Today, thanks to the efforts of organizations like the American Bison Society, there are an estimated 500,000 Bison.

In 1916, Larned had the highest number of automobiles per capita in the state of Kansas.

William Becknell completed the first successful trading expedition to Santa Fe in 1821 when Mexico gained independence from Spain. He is known as the Father of the Santa Fe Trail.

The first death in the Mexican-American War occurred in Larned, KS. Flooding of the Pawnee halted General Kearney's march toward Mexico in what would become the city limits of Larned. While there a trooper from the First Missouri Cavalry drowned and was buried with full military honors. This was the first official casualty of the war.