Fort Wallace Scale Model
   None of the Fort is left today, and it is often difficult for people to visualize exactly what the fort looked like.  Because of this, the Board has decided that a scale model of Fort Wallace is exactly what we need for our new addition.  Books and research materials have been flying and we have finally made a composite of all the information we have.  Now it's up to a professional to put it all together in three dimensions.  The model will likely be done and in place by the time we open again next summer.
   If you have any papers, documents, or pictures pertaining to Fort Wallace, we would greatly appreciate receiving a copy.  We are always looking to make our knowledge of the Fort more complete.

Pond Creek Renovation

It survived the Indian Wars of the late 1800s and over a century of dust, wind, rain and hail.  Now it's falling apart (at 140 years old and after three major moves, it has a right to) and our mission is to make it fit to use again.  The picture at left shows the extensive damage that has been dealt to this building.  Not only is it in need of a new paint job, but the upper floor is drastically bowed and the entire building has been declared structurally unsound by museum staff.  We are currently working on a grant that will help us fund the renovation and preservation of this last Butterfield Overland Despatch Station.

New Addition
  Floris Weiser has spent countless days hunting for scraps on metal on the Kansas Praries.  Collecting bullet shells, metal insignia, and other relics from the past, Weiser has meticulously documented all his finds.  Now, after offering this extensive collection to the Fort Wallace Museum, two by fours and cement slabs have been flying into place.  The addition is almost complete now, lacking only a roof, a door, and the finishing touches of lights and ventaliation.  As soon as the addition is complete we will begin the process of moving the collection to Wallace, KS and installing it in the new addition.  

Before Construction	During Construction
All three pictures are looking at the same corner of the museum.

Old meets new. The native limestone that had previously formed the back part of the museum is slowly being covered up by new insulation and drywall.