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 Santa Fe Trail - Gardner, Kansas Old Settler's Marker Posted by:  iconions
N 38° 48.723 W 094° 55.493
15S E 332874 N 4297679
This marker is located at the corner of Elm and Shawnee in Gardner, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM37Z4
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2008
Views: 67
This marker is a companion marker to the one found on the grounds of the JOhnson County Courthouse in Olathe, Kansas, and was placed a year earlier to the one in Olathe. The Old Settlers are a group of Johnson County Citizen's that have 45 years of continous residence in the county. A large fair and parade is held in September.
The Santa Fe marker commemorates the passage of the trail through Gardner from 1822 through 1880. The plaque reads:
This marks the route of the Santa Fe Trail Kansas City to Santa Fe 1822 - 1880. The plaque shows oxen pulling a trail wagon with a scout ahead and another trader riding beside the team. The Kansas State Seal and the City Seal for Santa fe are also on the plaque.
Road of Trail Name: Santa Fe Trail
State: Kansas
County: Johnson
Historical Significance:
This part of the trail was in heavy use, especially in the pre-Civil War era.
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:
Following the Santa Fe Trail - A Guide for Modern Travellers by Marc Simmons and Hal Jackson
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:
From I-35 exit at US56 HWY (Exit 210) Stay on US Hwy 56 westbound until Elm Street. Right on Elm for 1 block.
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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.
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