"A Remarkable Rocky Point"

"A Remarkable Rocky Point" (HM17MW)

Location: Pawnee Rock, KS 67567 Barton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 16.345', W 98° 58.953'

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From 1821 until late in the 1800s Pawnee Rock was a noted landmark along the Santa Fe Trail. Thousands of wagons lumbered and creaked by here carrying goods to or from the great American Southwest. Many travelers recorded their impressions of this site in their journals and letters.

After Breakfast?we all started?. Mr. Gamble and myself rode out upon the high Prairie?to a remarkable rocky point?. [its] Rocks are very large and of a glossy Black colour?. We rode upon the top which is probably 50 feet above the plain below, and from whence there is a charming view of the country in every direction."
George C. Sibley,
U. S. Government Surveyor
August 30, 1825
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HM NumberHM17MW
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 Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 1:43pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 501526 N 4236041
Decimal Degrees38.27241667, -98.98255000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 16.345', W 98° 58.953'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 16' 20.70" N, 98° 58' 57.18" 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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