5 Trails Half Marathon & 10K

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Run in memory of a fallen hero while raising funds and awareness for TAPS during the Five Trails Half Marathon. Runners complete your Five Trails registration. Then follow the link to TAPS, Run and Remember Event to secure your status and identify your fallen hero! Runners who secure $125.00 of fundraising to TAPS will receive a TAPS, Run and Remember Running Singlet at packet pick up. TAPS will assist in providing a 8”x10” photo of your fallen hero to pin to your singlet on race day.
8:00am - 12:00pm

Address : Starts at Warrem Middle School Fort Leavenworth KS
Phone : 913-240-8727 (Always call and confirm events.)

Web:

www.fivetrailshalfmarathon.com

French Cannons

These beautiful artifacts of bygone wars remain a mystery at Fort Leavenworth. They were cast in the 1700s in Paris; the name of the foundryman and place and date of manufacture are on each piece. How or why they came to Leavenworth is unknown.

Fort Leavenworth, KS Military History

U.S. Disciplinary Barracks

The "DB," as it is known, was established as a military prison in 1873. The buildings inside date from 1863 to 1964. The DB is the only military maximum security facility. This USDB closed in 2003 and the inmates were moved to the new USDB on the west side of the fort. The 'castle'

Fort Leavenworth, KS Historic Buildings

Memorial Chapel

Built in 1878 by prison labor from stone quarried on the post and, today, is considered to be an outstanding architectural "gem" in this area.

Fort Leavenworth, KS Historic Churches

National Cemetery

Designated a National Cemetery by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 along with eleven others, military graves date back to 1846. Today, more than 20,000 veterans representing every war since 1812 are buried in the cemetery. Two soldiers from Operation Desert Storm were interred here in 1991.

Fort Leavenworth, KS Cemeteries

Barth Hall and the "Beehive"

Barth Hall, the building on the corner of Kearney and McCellan Avenues, was the home in 1881 of the School of Application for Cavalry and Infantry, the predecessor of the Command and General Staff College. The large building directly west of Barth Hall is known as the "Beehive." Built in 1882

Fort Leavenworth, KS Historic Buildings

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5 Trails Half Marathon & 10K

Event Details