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Clifton, Kansas, was established in 1859 in northern Clay County, Kansas. The first building erected there was a one-room log hut that served the pioneers who settled there as a fort during troubled times between them and the area's Indians. When all was said and done Clifton and Fort Clifton ended up occupying several locations.〔Ned ___, "History of Clay County by Townships," ''The Times'' (Clay Center, Kans.), May 18, 1882, p. 1; E. Neil Carson, letter to William C. Pollard, Jr., August 31, 1992, p. 1; Pollard, "Military Forts and Posts in Kansas: 1854-1865" (Ph.D. dissertation, Faith Baptist College and Seminary, 1997), pp.41, 123; Carson, letter to Pollard, September 9, 1992, p. 3; Clarence M. Burk, "Early Clifton Had Several Locations," ''The Times'', October 27, 1966, p. 1; "Fort What?," ''Clifton News-Tribune'', June 18, 1981, p. 12.〕 In 1860 Clifton was moved just to the north and ended up just inside Washington County, Kansas. A number of log cabins were built there by the settlers, so they could take refuge there during Indian uprisings. In 1861 and 1862 school was held in one of the cabins.〔Burk, p. 1; "Fort What?," p. 12.〕 Events concerning Fort Clifton are uncertain, as all available sources disagree concerning the details of the fort. One source claimed a new fort was built on the original townsite in August 1862 and that this fort was used until 1863. Other sources indicate whatever fort and cabins that existed were used until 1863 or 1864 or even until spring 1865. To make matters more confusing, the townsite moved in 1863, either back to the original site or to a place near to it.〔Frazer, p. 52; "Lost Towns," p. 2; "Fort What?,", p. 12; J. M. Hagaman, "Blade Editor Tells County History: History of Cloud County from the Earliest Settlement," ''The Blade Weekly'' (Concordia), July 29, 1980, p. 7; Hollibaugh, p. 69; Adolph Roenigk, ed., ''Pioneer History of Kansas'' (Lincoln, Kans.: Adolph Roenigk, 1933), p. 340; Carson, September 9, 1992, letter, p. 3.〕 The area where the forts were located was flat ground. The views to the south and west were very good and the view to the east was good for a mile, at which point rolling hills rose. The north did not provide a good view, as half a mile away hills blocked the sight. The use of Fort Clifton definitely ended at the winter of 1865-6, as the problems with the Indians subsided then.〔Hagaman, p. 7; "Fort What?," p. 12; Roenigk, pp. 339-40.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fort Clifton (Kansas)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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