The St. Francis Hotel is a significant example of the businesses in Nicodemus during its era of great prosperity. Built in 1881 by Zach T. Fletcher, the St. Francis Hotel was a one-and half story lime... Area residents founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (A.M.E.) in 1879. Members initially met in a sod structure. In 1885, the sod church was replaced with a limestone structure. In 1910
Nicodemus, KS Historic ChurchesConstruction for the Township Hall started in 1934 as a Works Progress Administration Project (WPA) with completion and dedication in 1939
Nicodemus, KS Historic BuildingsNicodemus was the first community in Graham County, Kansas, to establish a school district and school. The existing school building was constructed in 1918
Nicodemus, KS Historic SchoolhousesSeveral structures in succession, all at the same location, housed the congregation of the First Baptist Church from its founding in 1877
Nicodemus, KS Historic ChurchesThe Nicodemus National Historic Site preserves, protects and interprets the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War. At the Visitor Center
Nicodemus, KS MuseumsFort Wallace was first called Camp Pond Creek and was established in September, 1865, about one-and-a-half miles southwest o...
The historic Butterfield Trail is a popular trail that people still use for trail rides today. The Butterfield Overland Dispa...
Antelope lake has a maximum depth of 11 feet. There is some flooded timber at the west end of the lake. Species to fi...