Nicodemus Kansas Poster Florida a stop along Historic Route

a stop along Historic Route 66 in the 1930s

was the tallest dam in the world

In their honor

a 14-mile hike was the only way to see Rainbow Bridge

he literally had to carve his way through the dense forest

Nicodemus Kansas Poster Florida a stop along Historic RouteDescription 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy In 1877 a group of African American families left Kentucky in search of a better life on the Kansas Prairie. They built the town of Nicodemus where their families, faith, and dreams could flourish. Five historic structures within this unique settlement, were declared a part of the National Park System on November 12, 1996. Nicodemus is the first and only surviving Black settlement west of the Mississippi