Historical Marker Series

Santa Fe Trail

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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11CN_rabbit-ear-mountain_Clayton-NM.html
These two striking mounds were the first features to become visible to Santa Fe Trail traffic crossing into New Mexico from Oklahoma, and so became important landmarks for caravans. From here, traffic on this major 19th century commercial route still had ab…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11CO_clayton_Clayton-NM.html
Trade caravans and homesteaders traveling the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail passed near here. Clayton was founded in 1887 and named for the son of cattleman and ex-Senator Stephen W. Dorsey, one of its developers. It became a major livestock shippin…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11CP_rabbit-ear-mountain_Clayton-NM.html
These two striking mounds were the first features to become visible to Santa Fe Trail traffic crossing into New Mexico from Oklahoma, and so became important landmarks for caravans. From here, traffic on this major 19th century commercial route still had ab…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11D3_santa-fe-trail_Clayton-NM.html
This is a two sided markerSide A:William Bucknell, the first Santa Fe Trail trader, entered Santa Fe in 1821 after Mexico became independent from Spain and opened its frontier to foreign traders. The Mountain Branch over Raton Pass divided here. One fork tu…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11D4_santa-fe-trail-cimarron-cutoff-clayton_Clayton-NM.html
This is a two sided markerSide A:Santa Fe TrailCimarron CutoffThe Santa Fe Trail was the major trade route between New Mexico and Missouri from 1821 until arrival of the railroad in 1880. The Cimarron Cutoff, a major branch of the Trail, passed through this…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11E7_the-road-to-santa-fe_Dodge-City-KS.html
The Santa Fe trail, extending 750 miles from the Kansas City area to the old Spanish settlement of Santa Fe, was the great overland trade route of the 1820's to 1870s. Its commercial use began in 1821, when William Becknell headed west with a pack train fro…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11EP_pawnee-rock_Pawnee-Rock-KS.html
A mile northeast is Pawnee Rock, a famous landmark on the Santa Fe Trail. Considered the mid-point of the long road between Missouri and New Mexico. Pawnee Rock was a symbol of challenges overcome. Many early travelers mentioned it in their journals, and ma…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM12RF_santa-fe-trail_Council-Grove-KS.html
Marked by theDaughters of theAmerican Revolutionand theState of Kansas1906——————Trail CrossingKansas SocietyCouncil Oak ChapterDAR - 1999
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM15NG_santa-fe-trail_Lehigh-KS.html
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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM161D_santa-fe-trail_Santa-Fe-NM.html
This marks the route of the Santa Fe Trail, Kansas City to Santa Fe. 1822-1880.
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