Santa Fe Trail - Globe "Sibley Hill" - Douglas County, Ks - Wagon Roads and Trails on Waymarking.com

Marion Crossroads was the next stop after Baldwin starting in 1857 (near the date of the founding of Kansas Territory.) According to Following the Santa Fe Trail by Marc Simmons, the Sibley Survey had the trail go directly over the summit of the hill pictured, but in later years, the trail followed the south flank. This area, again according to Simmons, was known during trail days as "Sibley Hill".

Text of the Main Marker:
Globe
Santa Fe Trail followed high land to the SW of this marker.
Two miles south of here the Marion Town Company laid out the Town of Marion in honor of Gen. Francis Marion, "The Swamp Fox" of Revolutionary War fame. Town well, Blacksmith Shop, two stores and later a church.
Post Office had intermittent existence:
As Marion: Nov. 1857 to May 1867
June 1870 to Aug. 1881
As Globe: Aug. 1881 to Dec. 1894
Feb. 1895 to Nov. 1900

Road of Trail Name: Santa Fe Trail State: Kansas County: Douglas Historical Significance: This is a section of preserved and marked trail. It also commemorates a ghost trail town to the south. Years in use: 1821 to 1880 How you discovered it: I started following a book called "Following the Santa Fe Trail - A Guide for Modern Travellers" This guidebook gives the locations of the significant sites of the trail and the background stories. It is a good read even if you aren't following the trail. Book on Wagon Road or Trial: Following the Santa Fe Trail - A Guide for Modern Travellers by Marc Simmons and Hal Jackson Website Explination: http://santafetrail.org Why?: From the National Park Service website: http://www.nps.gov/safe/historyculture/index.htm Between 1821 and 1880, the Santa Fe Trail was primarily a commercial highway connecting Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico. From 1821 until 1846, it was an international commercial highway used by Mexican and American traders. In 1846, the Mexican-American War began. The Army of the West followed the Santa Fe Trail to invade New Mexico. When the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war in 1848, the Santa Fe Trail became a national road connecting the United States to the new southwest territories. Commercial freighting along the trail continued, including considerable military freight hauling to supply the southwestern forts. The trail was also used by stagecoach lines, thousands of gold seekers heading to the California and Colorado gold fields, adventurers, fur trappers, and emigrants. In 1880 the railroad reached Santa Fe and the trail faded into history. Directions: Lake Road and North 400th Road - 1 mile North of US-56 and 11 miles west of Baldwin, Ks.

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