Last Chance Store

Last Chance Store (HMUJ3)

Location: Council Grove, KS 66846 Morris County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 39.599', W 96° 29.688'

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"Last chance for beans, bacon and whiskey."

During the 1857 trading season, this building housed a store on the edge of Council Grove. Here was the last opportunity for the trader bound for Santa Fe to purchase supplies before venturing into the homelands of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Comanche, Kiowa, and Plains Apache Indians. The security of the Council Grove settlement gave way to the semi-arid, open plains.

Limited supplies were available at isolated trading ranches along the trail - the next supply station to the west took one to two days to reach from Council Grove.

The slogan used to advertise was "Last Chance for Beans, Bacon and Whiskey."
Details
HM NumberHMUJ3
Series This marker is part of the Santa Fe Trail series
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Placed ByNational Park Service, City of Council Grove, and MBR Enterprises
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 10:34am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 717979 N 4282023
Decimal Degrees38.65998333, -96.49480000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 39.599', W 96° 29.688'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 39' 35.94" N, 96° 29' 41.28" W
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Area Code(s)620, 785
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-49 N Chautauqua St, Council Grove KS 66846, US
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