Sign about the Santa Fe Trail (Cimarron, Kansas)
Item
Identifier: MS 014- series MS 014-2- Container MS 014-2-02- item 880
Dates
- 1857-1974
Extent
From the Collection: 10 Cubic Feet
General
Front: Travelers of the Santa Fe Trail had a choice to make at this point. Southwest from here cut off many miles to Santa Fe, N.M., but a waterless plain frequented with hostile Indians presented a formidable hazard. The longer route via Trinidad followed water & was safer. The point of crossing the Arkansas River varied both East & West of this point, depending on the condition of the river.
Back: The Cimarron Crossing at Cimarron, Kansas
Creator
- From the Collection: Johnson, Timothy (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Fort Hays State University Special Collections Repository