Fort Riley
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Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in North Central Kansas, on the Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, between Junction City and Manhattan. The Fort Riley Military Reservation co
Bennet C. Riley, the namesake of Fort Riley
The First Territorial Capitol of Kansas was built in 1855 at present-day Fort Riley.
Built in 1855, Fort Riley's Custer Home represents the architecture and style of a military home on the base during the Civil War era.
George A. Custer
Camp Funston
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Camp Funston is a U.S. Army training camp located on the grounds of Fort Riley, southwest of Manhattan, Kansas. The camp was named for Brigadier General Frederick Funston. It is one of sixteen such ca
Fort Riley
…Military Reservation covers 101,733 acres (41,170 ha) in Geary and Riley counties. The Fort consists of six functional areas, including the Main Post, Camp Funston, Marshall Army Airfield (MAAF), Camp Whitside, Camp Forsyth, and Custer Hill. The portion of the fort that contains housing development is part of the…
Soldiers ill with Spanish influenza at a hospital ward at Camp Funston, Kansas, when the epidemic began in 1918.
Postcard of Camp Funston (circa 1917-18)