Santa Fe Trail marker 2, Garden City, KS
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member azswade
N 37° 57.699 W 100° 52.329
14S E 335537 N 4203213
Santa Fe Trail marker.
Waymark Code: WMABCN
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member cosninocanines
Views: 13

Santa Fe Trail
1822-1872
Marked by The Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Kansas 1906
Road of Trail Name: Santa Fe Trail

State: Kansas

County: Finney

Historical Significance:
The Santa Fe trail lead the way for pioneers to migrate west.


Years in use: 50 from 1822-1872

How you discovered it:
Stumbled upon it on our way to the Garden City Zoo main entrance.


Book on Wagon Road or Trial:
Dangerous passage : the Santa Fe Trail and the Mexican War. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c1994.


Website Explination:
www.42explore2.com/santafe.htm


Why?:
It was one of the main passages to move or to take supplies west during that time period.


Directions:
Northwest of the Garden City Zoo main entrance.


Visit Instructions:
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