Santa Fe Trail - The Caches - Wagon Roads and Trails on Waymarking.com

This marble column, north of the highway, is along US-50 west of Dodge City. It lies along the Mountain Route of the Santa Fe Trail. The monument commemorates the caches campsite of 1823 and Ft Atkinson and Ft Mann which protected the trail from 1850 to 1857.

Road of Trail Name: Santa Fe Trail State: Kansas County: Ford Historical Significance: This marker commemorates one of the campgrounds and two of the forts along the Santa Fe Trail. Years in use: 1822 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: 1 mile west of Dodge City from the Business US-50 and US-50 split on US-50.

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