Santa Fe Trail Marker - Tampa, KS
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N 38° 33.115 W 097° 08.995
14S E 661213 N 4268676
A Santa Fe Trail marker on the east edge of Lutheran Cemetery in Tampa, Kansas
Waymark Code: WM11WYW
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2020
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This Santa Fe Trail marker is on the east edge, inside the fence, of Lutheran Cemetery in northeast Tampa, Kansas. The stone marker bears no text other than SANTA FE TRAIL but, interestingly enough, also has a fossilized sea shell embedded in the stone.
Road of Trail Name: Santa Fe Trail
State: Kansas
County: Marion
Historical Significance: Before its demise due to the completion of the Santa Fe railroad, the Santa Fe Trail, connecting Franklin, Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico, served as a thoroughfare for countless traders, pioneers and America’s military, and it played a crucial role in America’s westward expansion.
Years in use: 1821 - 1880
How you discovered it: Found while walking the cemetery.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial: America's National Historic Trails, by Kathleen Ann Cordes
Following the Santa Fe Trail: A Guide for Modern Travelers, by Marc Simmons and Hal Jackson
Website Explination: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_Trail
Why?: This trail connected Franklin, Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico. The trail was a primary route for travel and transportation of goods to the new settlements in the western United States until a railroad to Santa Fe was completed in 1880.
Directions: East side of Lutheran Cemetery, on the northeast corner of Limestone Rd and 330th Street in Tampa, Kansas
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