Fort Osage National Historic Landmark-The Way West

Description

Join us for a trip into the past! This specialized program, appropriate for grades 3rd and above, introduces your students to the historic trails such as the Lewis and Clark Trail, Santa Fe Trail, and Native American hunting and trade routes. Focusing on historic travel, students will experience for themselves the tasks and skills needed for those traveling in the early 19th Century. Surveying, map making, and journaling were just a few of the skills needed for these expeditions.

Experience Missouri’s early 1800s frontier with a curriculum-based field trip to Fort Osage National Historic Landmark! Students will understand the lives of the fort’s diverse residents including soldiers, women, children, and Native Americans. Fort Osage programs include time in the Education Center, a 4,000 square foot museum that offers video, audio, and interactive experiences, exhibitions and a gift shop. Exhibition subjects include geology, Native Peoples, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, military history, the Missouri River and its habitat. Programs are available Wednesday through Friday. Large groups may be divided to accommodate groups in the facilities. Lunch space is available on site and at nearby Hayes Park.