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The managing agency publishes official acreage."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":"Formerly enslaved African Americans left Kentucky at the end of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period to experience freedom in the \"Promised Land\" of Kansas. Nicodemus represents the involvement of African Americans in the homesteading movement across the Great Plains. It is the oldest remaining Black settlement west of the Mississippi River.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/nico/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=39.3937&b_tl_lng=-99.6197&b_br_lat=39.3899&b_br_lng=-99.6145","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=Nicodemus%20National%20Historic%20Site","directions":"http://www.nps.gov/nico/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/30A22F03-E140-4A51-6996ED45B10B561C.jpg","title":"Nicodemus Homecoming Parade","alt":"A group of people watching people on horseback during a parade","caption":"A group of people watching people on horseback during a parade","credit":"NPS Photo/ Dan Cox","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/30AF8A0A-E0E2-150F-0013C5725075EE83.jpg","title":"Nicodemus Township Hall","alt":"A limestone brick building with grass and trees around it","caption":"A limestone brick building with grass and trees around it","credit":"NPS Photo/ Dan Cox","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/30BB8C03-DF11-6CE0-CA6E74D9F4F36438.jpg","title":"Old First Baptist Church","alt":"A limestone stucco building on a street corner","caption":"The First Baptist Church in Nicodemus","credit":"NPS Photo/ Dan Cox","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/30C736C4-AD36-BD29-0066C47F22A910EA.jpg","title":"School District Number 1","alt":"A wooden building painted white","caption":"The old school house in Nicodemus","credit":"NPS Photo/ Dan Cox","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/30D360EE-C489-CEBB-876C867DDBF49839.jpg","title":"African Methodist Episcopal Church","alt":"A stucco building painted white with a green wagon out front.","caption":"The AME Church in Nicodemus","credit":"NPS Photo/ Valerie Blubaugh","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/30E1C341-FFAF-7CF1-97149AAC6F81EEB6.jpg","title":"St Francis Hotel","alt":"A white building with a green metal bar fence around it","caption":"The St. Francis Hotel","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"}],"activities":["Guided Tours","Self-Guided Tours - Walking","Self-Guided Tours - Auto","Junior Ranger Program","Park Film"],"topics":["African American Heritage","Westward Expansion"],"fees":[],"passes":[],"hours":[{"name":"Park Hours","description":"The Nicodemus Township Hall and visitor center is open year-round for five (5) days of the week, closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Visitor center hours are 9 am to 5 pm central time. The grounds are open 24 hours a day. The visitor center will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year Day.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","thursday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","sunday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","saturday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM"},"exceptions":[{"name":"Thanksgiving","start":"2026-11-26","end":"2026-11-26","hours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","thursday":"Closed","sunday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","saturday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM"}},{"name":"Christmas Day","start":"2026-12-25","end":"2026-12-25","hours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"Closed","thursday":"Closed","sunday":"Closed","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"Closed","saturday":"Closed"}},{"name":"New Year's Day","start":"2027-01-01","end":"2027-01-01","hours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"Closed","thursday":"Closed","sunday":"Closed","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"Closed","saturday":"Closed"}},{"name":"Juneteenth","start":"2027-06-19","end":"2027-06-19","hours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","thursday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","sunday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","saturday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM"}}]}],"directions":"Nicodemus National Historic Site is located in northwestern Kansas on Highway 24 between Hill City and Stockton.","weatherInfo":"Northwest Kansas has a four-season climate typified by long, hot summers, cold winters, short spring and fall seasons, and a nearly constant breeze. Humidity is relatively low compared to the eastern portion of the state. Afternoon thunderstorms with lightning, hail, and gusty winds frequently occur during the spring and summer. Tornados are possible but are less common in Kansas than they are in several other states. Snow accumulation from winter blizzards occasionally causes site to close.","contacts":{"phone":"785-839-4233","email":"Nicodemus_Info@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[{"name":"Township Hall and Visitor Center","description":"The visitor center is open year-round for five (5) days of the week. We are closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The visitor center is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year Day. Hours are 9 am to 5 pm central time","url":"http://www.nps.gov/NICO","lat":39.39346,"lon":-99.61494},{"name":"Temporary Building Closure","description":"The Township Hall, including park store and bathrooms, will be temporarily closed until September 12. Visitor operations will be run in a mobile visitor center in front of the building during usual business hours, Thursday through Monday, 9am to 5pm. Portable toilets are available for visitors. The A.M.E. Church is open as usual during business hours.","url":"","lat":39.39337417748706,"lon":-99.61465426975964},{"name":"Temporary Building Closure","description":"The Township Hall, including park store and bathrooms, will be temporarily closed until September 12. Visitor operations will be run in a mobile visitor center in front of the building during usual business hours, Thursday through Monday, 9am to 5pm. Portable toilets are available for visitors. The A.M.E. Church is open as usual during business hours.","url":"","lat":39.39337417748706,"lon":-99.61465426975964}],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"kirwin-national-wildlife-refuge","km":47},{"slug":"fort-larned-national-historic-site","km":139},{"slug":"quivira-national-wildlife-refuge","km":167},{"slug":"rainwater-basin-wetland-management-district","km":183},{"slug":"santa-fe-national-historic-trail","km":187}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=nico"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.619Z","alerts":[],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/nicodemus-national-historic-site/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/nicodemus-national-historic-site.geojson"}