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The Santa Fe Trail brought oxen-pulled Conestoga wagons to the big bend of the Arkansas river (from which Great Bend was named) carrying people with a vision. The Plains Indians, primarily Cheyenne, Pawnee and Quivira, brought early civilization to the Arkansas River Valley and early white settlers wrote of driving their wagons through throngs of buffalo.

The Great Bend Town Company was organized in 1871. Less than a year later, the Atchison, Topeka ans Santa Fe Railroad laid track into Great Bend. Like the hub of a giant wagon wheel laid on the prairie, Great Bend's commerce attracted people from all around the area, including cowboys who brought cattle to ship out on the train. Cowboys also had money to spend in the end-of-the-trail towns. Money allowed the town to grow and attracted other merchants and settlers.

To further explore the history of our area we recommend a visit to the Barton County Historical Village and Museum.



Barton County has 4,676 acres of walk-in hunting.


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Comfort Inn Great Bend
Grant and Highwy 56
Great Bend KS, 67530
1 620 793-9000
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Days Inn Great Bend
4701 10th Street
I-96 & I-56
Great Bend KS, 67530
1 620 7928235
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Americas Best Value Inn/Great Bend
3500 10th Street
Great Bend KS, 67530
1 620 793-8486
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Great Bend Travelodge
3200 10th Street
10th Street & Harrison
Great Bend KS, 67530
1 620 7927219
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