Santa Fe Trail Monument (Dodge City, Kansas)
Item
Identifier: MS 014- Series MS 014-2- Container MS 014-2-02- Item 871
Dates
- Creation: 1857-1974
Creator
- From the Collection: Johnson, Timothy (Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 10 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Container: English
General
Front: Santa Fe Trail, 1822-1872, Marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Kansas, 1906, 12290 Monument Marking Old Santa Fe Trail, Dodge City, Kansas.
Back: THE OLD TOWN SANTA FE TRAIL, which ran from the town of Westport, which is now part of Kansas City, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the old border days, was a logical human pathway. The grades were easy and the trail followed closely its water supply. Dodge City was on the trail. In recent years there have been several movements started to mark the trail.
Geographic
Repository Details
Part of the Fort Hays State University Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Special Collections
Tebo Library
502 South Campus Drive
Hays KS 67601 United States
scua@fhsu.edu
Special Collections
Tebo Library
502 South Campus Drive
Hays KS 67601 United States
scua@fhsu.edu