Santa Fe Trail at Ingalls, Kansas
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brwhiz
N 37° 49.644 W 100° 27.307
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This engraved stone marker for the Santa Fe Trail is located in a small park on the southwest corner of the intersection of Kansas Avenue and Main Street in Ingalls, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMGEB6
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2013
Views: 6
This is one of many almost identical markers placed along the Santa Fe Trail in 1906 by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The inscription on the marker reads:
Santa Fe Trail
1822-1872
Marked By
The Daughters
of the
American Revolution
and the
State of Kansas
Road of Trail Name: Santa Fe Trail
State: Kansas
County: Gray
Historical Significance:
This was the principal overland trade route between Missouri and New Mexico for 50 years.
Years in use: 50
How you discovered it:
Spotted this stone marker on the side of the highway as I passed by.
Why?:
For over 50 years the only means of transporting goods or livestock between Missouri and New Mexico was via this route which had several branches or alternate routes. Trade goods were transported west and mules or horses were brought back east on the return trip.
Directions:
Kansas Avenue and Main Street in Ingalls, Kansas
Book on Wagon Road or Trial: Not listed
Website Explination: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
To post a log for this Waymark the poster must have a picture of either themselves, GPSr, or mascot. People in the picture with information about the waymark are preferred. If the waymarker can not be in the picture a picture of their GPSr or mascot will qualify. There are no exceptions to this rule.