CAVALRY MUSEUM
Building 205, Main Post,
785-239-2737/2743
The Cavalry Museum chronicles the colorful history of the
American Mounted Horse Soldier from the Revolutionary War to
1950. The museum is housed in the original post hospital that was
constructed in 1855. In 1957, the building became home of the Fort
Riley Historical Museum, later designated as the US Cavalry Museum. Relics of
our military past are on display that includes a WWII M24 tank and a 280mm
atomic cannon. These relics are located in Freedom Park just
overlooking I-70 and Marshall Army Airfield.
CUSTER HOUSE
24 A
Sheridan Drive, Main Post, 785-239-2737
Built in 1854, Custer House is the
only remaining set of original officer's housing. In use until 1974,
it was then placed on the National Register of Historic Places and opened to the
public. Originally, historians believed that Lt. Col. George A.
Custer and his wife occupied these quarters. However, subsequent research
indicates he lived in a "sister" set, Quarters 21, which were destroyed by fire
and remodeled. The building is operated by the Museum Division with docents
provided by the Fort Riley Historical Society. The period rooms and displays
offer a glimpse into what one officer's wife described as the "glittering
misery" of Army family life in the late 19th century.
FORT RILEY
REGIMENTAL MUSEUM
Building 207, Main Post, 785-239-2737
Exhibits show the
units that are presently at Fort Riley and chronicles the history of its
predecessors.
KANSAS FIRST TERRITORIAL CAPITOL
Building 693, K-18 HWY,
Main Post, 785-784-5535
The First Territorial Capitol was in the town of
Pawnee in 1855 and was "abandoned" when Fort Riley began to
expand. The Capitol served as an, Army storehouse, a place for church
services, a lodging place, a bachelor's club and a carpenter shop.
OLD TROOPER MONUMENT, known as "Old Bill"
Sheridan Drive, Main Post,
785-239-2737
Dedicated in 1961, the Old Trooper monument has become a symbol
at Fort Riley of the long and proud heritage of the Cavalry. The
untitled sketch of Frederick Remington, nicknamed "Old Bill", inspired the
statue. It marks the gravesite of Chief, the last Cavalry mount
registered on the government rolls.