the Venango Post Office. Office. Post Venango the

point prior to construction of the Kanopolis Dam. The farmers farmers The Dam. Kanopolis the of construction to prior point

Commissioner. He also served the county as postmaster for for postmaster as county the served also He Commissioner. Portuguese, grew into a center of commerce for the sheep men. sheep the for commerce of center a into grew Portuguese, legend tells the story of a band of Indians following at a a at following Indians of band a of story the tells legend today. tour the on landmark

farmers and stock men, whose farm was located below this this below located was farm whose men, stock and farmers

Party in early Ellsworth County, and was appointed State Fish Fish State appointed was and County, Ellsworth early in Party established in the area. Carneiro, which means sheep fold in in fold sheep means which Carneiro, area. the in established 1844. Returning from his first California expedition, local local expedition, California first his from Returning 1844. visual a as them Use landscape. the to romance and mystery people.

was named after the Loder family, early Ellsworth County County Ellsworth early family, Loder the after named was

Kanopolis Dam. Mr. Gile was an organizer for the Democratic Democratic the for organizer an was Gile Mr. Dam. Kanopolis town site in 1882. Several extensive sheep ranches were were ranches sheep extensive Several 1882. in site town John C. Fremont traveled eastward across the plains in July July in plains the across eastward traveled Fremont C. John of air an lend bluffs towering The bluffs. the below lowlands Information Center shows the rock’s artwork of an earlier earlier an of artwork rock’s the shows Center Information

#6.Loder Point/Early Settlers Dedication- Dedication- Settlers Point/Early #6.Loder Loder Point Point Loder

#17.Fremont’s Knob- Knob- #17.Fremont’s on a farm which was located on both sides of what is now the the now is what of sides both on located was which farm a on Wellington from Boston and others developed the Carneiro Carneiro the developed others and Boston from Wellington the ranch. Earlier Native American villages were located on the the on located were villages American Native Earlier ranch. the Known as “The Pathfinder,” Captain Captain Pathfinder,” “The as Known been closed to the public. A display in the Lake Kanopolis the in display A public. the to closed been

during the Civil War, Captain Gile came to and located located and Kansas to came Gile Captain War, Civil the during ammunition. Four soldiers were overtaken and scalped. E. W. W. E. scalped. and overtaken were soldiers Four ammunition. on the bend of the give rise to the name of of name the to rise give River Hill Smoky the of bend the on elevation have taken their toll. The access to the bluff has has bluff the to access The toll. their taken have elevation

short time, as a schoolhouse. a as time, short After receiving a serious injury in opposing a cavalry charge charge cavalry a opposing in injury serious a receiving After When Indians attacked, the soldiers had used all of their their of all used had soldiers the attacked, Indians When a sheep ranch. Looking to the east, the white limestone bluffs bluffs limestone white the east, the to Looking ranch. sheep a Unfortunately, weather conditions and changes in lake lake in changes and conditions weather Unfortunately,

by the Faris family as a spring house, generator room and, for a a for and, room generator house, spring a as family Faris the by locating winter feed in the Des Moines area for 6,000 oxen. oxen. 6,000 for area Moines Des the in feed winter locating passed the time with target practice on buffalo along the trail. trail. the along buffalo on practice target with time the passed founded in 1882 by the partnership of Bates and Richardson as as Richardson and Bates of partnership the by 1882 in founded as “probably the outstanding petroglyph site in Kansas.” Kansas.” in site petroglyph outstanding the “probably as

#13.White Bluffs Ranch- Bluffs #13.White operated the Faris Ranch on Clear Creek. The caves were used used were caves The Creek. Clear on Ranch Faris the operated to posts west of the . He was responsible for for responsible was He River. Missouri the of west posts to Ellsworth in September of that year, a squad of five soldiers soldiers five of squad a year, that of September in Ellsworth The White Bluffs Ranch was was Ranch Bluffs White The The Inscription Rock has been described by authorities authorities by described been has Rock Inscription The

land. Their brothers, Henry and Irwin, had arrived earlier and and earlier arrived had Irwin, and Henry brothers, Their land. Irwin, Jackson, and Co., which transported military supplies supplies military transported which Co., and Jackson, Irwin, military trail. While escorting a stage between Salina and Fort Fort and Salina between stage a escorting While trail. military Union Pacific Railroad photographer, Alexander Gardner. Gardner. Alexander photographer, Railroad Pacific Union

the 1880’s. In 1893, William and Winfield Faris purchased the the purchased Faris Winfield and William 1893, In 1880’s. the Kansas, Mr. Gile was an employee with the freighting firm of of firm freighting the with employee an was Gile Mr. Kansas, and Santa Fe Stage and Mail Line began to travel the the travel to began Line Mail and Stage Fe Santa and City hydrophobia in June 1872. June in hydrophobia 400 years old. The site was first photographed in 1868 by by 1868 in photographed first was site The old. years 400

constructed by Charles Griffee in the Dakota sandstone bluff in in bluff sandstone Dakota the in Griffee Charles by constructed and lived there until their deaths in 1904. Prior to coming to to coming to Prior 1904. in deaths their until there lived and the site of the present town of Carneiro. In 1866, the Kansas Kansas the 1866, In Carneiro. of town present the of site the was bitten by a rabid skunk while on a hunting trip and died of of died and trip hunting a on while skunk rabid a by bitten was rock carvings (petroglyphs) are estimated to be no more than than more no be to estimated are (petroglyphs) carvings rock

#10.Carneiro- tribes of a later generation frequented the area. The caves were were caves The area. the frequented generation later a of tribes Hill River Valley. The Giles settled on their ranch in 1872 1872 in ranch their on settled Giles The Valley. River Hill The Smoky Hill Trail crossed Elm Creek at at Creek Elm crossed Trail Hill Smoky The the ranchers at the Smoky Hill Crossing. The same Irwin Faris Faris Irwin same The Crossing. Hill Smoky the at ranchers the have lived in central Kansas for nearly 5,000 years, but the the but years, 5,000 nearly for Kansas central in lived have

prairie for survival. Rock carvings in the area indicate that that indicate area the in carvings Rock survival. for prairie of William S. and Adaline P. Gile, early pioneers of the Smoky Smoky the of pioneers early Gile, P. Adaline and S. William of sacking the house. After releasing him, they went on to rob rob to on went they him, releasing After house. the sacking as Inscription Rock. Native American people are known to to known are people American Native Rock. Inscription as

Complex. These people depended upon the river and adjacent adjacent and river the upon depended people These Complex. east of the road on private property is the final resting place place resting final the is property private on road the of east Irwin Faris (one of the Clear Creek hunters) prisoner while while prisoner hunters) Creek Clear the of (one Faris Irwin The 40-foot bluff rising from the shore to the west is known known is west the to shore the from ris