End of Santa Fe Trail
Posted by: 
leadhiker
N 35° 41.224 W 105° 56.297
13S E 415100 N 3949646
In the Santa Fe Plaza the trail finally ends.
Waymark Code: WMCYX6
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2011
Views: 20
Marker Text:
End of Santa Fe Trail
This stone marks the end of the Santa Fe Trail
1822 – 1879
Erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Territory of New Mexico
1910
Road of Trail Name: Santa Fe Trail
State: New Mexico
County: Santa Fe
Historical Significance:
The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Years in use: 1822 to 1880
How you discovered it:
I was trying to find 18 historical markers placed by the DAR along this trail in New Mexico.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial:
Following the Santa Fe Trail - A Guide for Modern Travellers by Marc Simmons and Hal Jackson
Website Explination:
Wikipedia has an excellent explanation of the trail:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_Trail
Why?:
A major emigrant trail west.
Directions:
On the Plaza in Santa Fe.
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