41. The location of Fort Larned was chosen by William Bent, an agent for the Upper Arkansas Indians. 42. Fort Larned assisted in bringing Hancock's War to an end by supplying the Medicine Lodge Treaty. 43. Fort Zarah and Fort Larned for a time had garrisons with large numbers of these former Confederate prisoners. 44. In 1971, the 30 bed Adolescent Rehabilitation Unit opened at the Larned State Hospital ( LSH ). 45. When the Civil War erupted in 1861, Fort Larned witnessed its first action and hostility from the Indians. 46. In 1957 the Fort Larned Historical Society was founded to develop and open the site as a tourist attraction. 47. In late July 1868, Benteen led an expedition to provide security for the Indian agents near Fort Larned . 48. Larned in 1898 had served in the Spanish American War as one of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders.49. According to the Doherty brothers Malcolm Whitman and Bill Larned were at the time the best American singles players. 50. In 2011, he competed in all three Fort Larned in that year's Breeders'Cup Classic.
