Santa Fe Trail - D.A.R. Marker - Harmony School - Garden City, Kansas
N 37° 57.662 W 100° 50.775
14S E 337811 N 4203099
1906 Marker for the Santa Fe Trail. It is referenced as the "Harmony" marker, for the school grounds located here in 1906 when the marker was originally founded.
Waymark Code: WM8ZZ3
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 06/06/2010
Views: 15
The marker reads:
Santa Fe Trail
1822-1872
Marked by The Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Kansas 1906
According to the 1997 Survey of the D.A.R. Markers, this marker was originally placed on the Harmony School-grounds.
Road of Trail Name: Santa Fe Trail
State: Kansas
County: Finney
Historical Significance:
The Santa Fe trail assisted pioneers in settling the west.
Years in use: 1822-1872
How you discovered it:
Passing thru on vacation.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial:
Dangerous passage : the Santa Fe Trail and the Mexican War.
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c1994.
Website Explination:
http://www.42explore2.com/santafe.htm
Why?:
To move west, or to take supplies west, when the US government was giving away land.
Directions:
Located within the triangle created by U.S. 50 Campus Drive & East Fulton, Garden City, Kansas. It is next to the Kansas Historical marker.
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Visit Instructions:
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