Dodge City Santa Fe Trail Marker - Dodge City, Kansas - Wagon Roads and Trails on Waymarking.com

This marker, created by the Daughters of the American Revolution, was originally placed at 2nd Avenue and Trail and is now placed at the eastern entrance of Wright Park. The marker is approximately 3 foot tall is made of red granite. The marker reads:

Santa Fe Trail
1822-1872
Marked by the
Daughters of the
American Revolution
and the
State of Kansas
1906

The metal plaque reads:

This marks the site of
an important watering
place for campers, stock
grazing, and Santa Fe
coaches along the Old
Santa Fe Trail.

Dodge City Chapter DAR 1980

From Kansas, a guide to the Sunflower State - (visit link) :

"The SANTA FE MARKER, NW. corner 2nd Ave and Trail St., is a red granite boulder about three feet high, erected in 1906 by the D. A. R. and the State of Kansas. The inscribed bronze tablet bears the dates when the old Santa Fe Trail was in use, 1822 - 1872."

Road of Trail Name: Santa Fe Trail State: Kansas County: Ford Historical Significance: This marker marks the trail from Pawnee Rock to the northeast to the next major campground at the Caches 9 miles to the west. The Cimarron River to the south marked the border between U.S. and Spanish\Mexican Territory Years in use: 1821 to 1871 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: http://www.nps.gov/safe/historyculture/index.htm 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: Eastern entrance of Wright Park. Go south on 2nd Avenue from Wyatt Earp Blvd, crossing the railroad Tracks and trun right at the entrance to the park.

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