Site of the Oregon Trail - St. Marys, Kansas, USA
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N 39° 11.459 W 096° 03.702
14S E 753769 N 4342084
This Oregon Trail marker is located along Highway 24 in St. Marys, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMPBNQ
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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The Oregon Trail marker reads:

SITE OF THE OREGON TRAIL

1830 - 1876

Over 300,000 persons passed along
this trail in the years of its use
to build an empire beyond our
western frontier.

Erected in 1940 by the Department of
Kansas, United Spanish War Veterans
and
Auxiliary United Spanish War Veterans

"In 1848 when gold was discovered in California, it is said that 300,000 people traveled along the Oregon Trail in route to possible fortune. The mission served as a stopping point on the trail for rest, worship, and supplies for the remainder of the trip."

-- Source

Who placed it?: Department of Kansas, United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary United Spanish War Veterans

When was it placed?: 1940

Who is honored?: Over 300,000 persons who passed along the Oregon Trail during westward migration

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