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Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army installation located in Leavenworth County Kansas immediately north of the city of Leavenworth in the upper northeast portion of the state. It is the oldest active United States Army post west of Washington D.C. having been in operation for over 180 years. Fort Leavenworth has been historically known as the Intellectual Center of the Army.Fort Leavenworth was also the origin of the Buffalo Soldiers who were originally members of the U.S.
