Brief
History from Kansas State Historical
Society:
Pawnee County was
organized on November 4, 1872, by A. H.
Boyd; Henry Booth; Timothy McCarthy; and
George J. Cox.
Containing the cities of Garfield,
Burdett, Rozel and Larned, the county was
named for the Pawnee Indians
The establishment of
Fort Larned in 1859 on the Santa Fe Trail
was significant not only for defense of
the Trail, but also to
assist settlers in the area. The
Hancock-Custer expedition of 1867 arrived
at Fort Larned on April 7, 1867, and the
two men
conducted meetings with two Cheyenne
chiefs, Tall Bull, and White Horse in an
attempt to satisfy Indian displeasure at
white
settlement in the area. This meeting
temporarily halted any problems along the
Santa Fe Trail.
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