Medicine Lodge

Peace Treaty Site

State: Kansas County: Barber County Founded: 1873 Abandoned: Declining Peak Population: Cattle town

Medicine Lodge was where the 1867 Medicine Lodge Treaty was signed with Comanche, Kiowa, and other Plains tribes. Carry Nation, the axe-wielding temperance crusader, lived here. The Peace Treaty Pageant reenacts the treaty every few years.

Plan Your Visit

Best Time: Year-round

Difficulty: Easy

Time Needed: 1-2 hours

Quick Facts

  • 1867 treaty site
  • Carry Nation's home
  • Peace Treaty Pageant

Location

Address: Medicine Lodge, KS

Coordinates: 37.2833, -98.5833