Baxter Springs, Kansas
Baxter Inn
620-856-2106
2451 Military Ave.
Baxter Springs, KS 66713
Located on the grounds of the Historical Museum, the marker commemorates the Black Dog Trail opened in 1803 by Chief Black Dog ( Manka - Chonka) and his band of Osage Indians who had a village nearby where springs once flowed freely.
Baxter Springs, KS Historical MarkersThe log cabin was built east of the Lowell Cemetery in the 1870s. R.A. Hibbard built it as a home for his brother-in-law's family. Kent Lynch purchased the property and donated the cabin to the Historical Society in memory of Marsah Moncrief Lynch. In 1987
Baxter Springs, KS Pioneer HistoryRiverside Park is located at the east edge of Baxter Springs on Spring River on the south side of Highway 166
Baxter Springs, KS RecreationThe grand old building was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Built in 1872, it was intended to be the County Courthouse, but was never used for that purpose. Through the years the building has been a city hall, theater, and college. In 1905
Baxter Springs, KS Historic BuildingsNew Strawn City Park and Lake is located in the middle of the town. The lake was drained and renovated in 1983, during which...
Birding at Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge is especially good in late spring when over 30 species of warblers migr...