Marking the Rock

Marking the Rock (HM17MT)

Location: Pawnee Rock, KS 67567 Barton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 16.327', W 98° 58.927'

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Pawnee Rock changed very little for ten thousand years. The hill was grass-covered with a fifty-foot-high face on the southeast side in front of you. Wind, water, and vegetation slowly eroded the stone.

But Pawnee Rock has changed. The top of Pawnee Rock once was as high as the observation platform on top of the stone shelter behind you. In the late 1800s this site was quarried for building materials. Trees and the road to the top have been added. At the rim of the rock cannon barrels once rested on two concrete bases.

People have enjoyed the vistas from Pawnee Rock for thousands of years. Only recently have we left our mark. Hundreds of people have carved their names into the sandstone.

I cut my name, among the many hundreds inscribed on the rock and many of whom I knew.
Susan Magoffin, Traveler on the Santa Fe Trail
July 4, 1846

Some of these carvings are historic and need to be protected. PLEASE DO NOT DEFACE THE ROCK.
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HM NumberHM17MT
Series This marker is part of the Santa Fe Trail series
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Placed ByKansas State Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 3:14am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 501564 N 4236007
Decimal Degrees38.27211667, -98.98211667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 16.327', W 98° 58.927'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 16' 19.62" N, 98° 58' 55.62" W
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Area Code(s)620
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 600-640 Pawnee Rock State Park, Pawnee Rock KS 67567, US
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