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N 38° 55.430 W 094° 34.510
15S E 363453 N 4309503
Information table at Santa Fe Trail remnants in Minor Park, Kansas City, MO.
Waymark Code: WMRQGX
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2016
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From the information table:
From the late 1830s and into the 1860s thousands of traders, emigrants, and gold prospectors passed this way. After crossing the Big Blue River, covered wagons struggled up this hill due to the mud left behind from torrential spring downpours. Over the years thousands of wagon wheels and hooves churned the earth and rain washed away the loose soil, creating the swales before you. Lumbering freight wagons heading for Santa Fe carried tons of trade goods, such as bolts of fabric and boxes of tools and cookware. On a return trip, a trader might transport wool, mules, coins, silver bars, or gold dust as payment for goods. Emigrants and gold prospectors also passed here on their way to Oregon or California. Pulled by oxen or mules, their wagons carried enough food and other necessities to last several months.
Location Name: Minor Park
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