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Harder - From the 1821 to 1880, the Santa Fe Trail was an important travel route. Along with the Oregon and Chisholm Trails, it is one of the 'big three' trails of United States history. ... Today the Santa Fe Trail route still has some 200 miles of visible ruts and traces; witness to the long-gone traffic and commerce.
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www.42explore2.com/santafe.htm
www.42explore2.com/santafe.htm
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Welcome to the Official Website of the Santa Fe Trail Association! (SFTA) ... Because the Santa Fe National Historic Trail extends for nearly 1,200 miles across five states, its route is divided into ten geographical segments represented by individual chapters of the SFTA. These cover the Trail along its length from...
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www.santafetrail.org/
www.santafetrail.org/
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Welcome to the Official Website of the Santa Fe Trail Association! (SFTA) ... The Santa Fe Trail was a historic 19th century transportation route across southwestern North America connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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www.santafetrail.org/sfta-kids.php
www.santafetrail.org/sfta-kids.php
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1822 - William Becknell used wagons instead of pack mules or horses to take trade goods over the Santa Fe Trail. Because Becknell found a good mode of transportation and a passable wagon route, he is credited as the Father of the Sante Fe Trail.
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www.vlib.us/old_west/trails/sfthist.html
www.vlib.us/old_west/trails/sfthist.html
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Shawnee Mission, Olathe--Elm Grove/Lone Elm campground (south of Olathe), Gardner--Santa Fe Trail and Oregon Trail junction/divide (west of Gardner), Edgerton, ... Also see: Santa Fe Trail History ... Explore the route on-line: CyberTrail (SFT); Learn more on the Interactive Santa Fe Trail...
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www.vlib.us/old_west/trails/sftroute.html
www.vlib.us/old_west/trails/sftroute.html
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The Santa Fe Trail served as a trade route between Missouri and the Mexican frontiers from 1821 to 1880. The Mountain Branch was traveled by caravans of traders, often with four horses abreast.
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www.santafetrailscenicandhistoricbyway.org/
www.santafetrailscenicandhistoricbyway.org/
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Way west well traveled by Americans aiming to settle in the West. ... Travel along the Trail reached its height after the Mexican Cession, in 1848. The Civil War brought travel along the Santa Fe Trail to a halt, but people began traveling again after the war ended, in 1865. The introduction of the Atchison, Topeka,
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www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/santafetraildef.ht...
www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/santafetraildef.htm
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The role of Santa Fe Trail in the history of the United States of America. ... The Santa Fe Trail's eastern terminus lay in various locales of western Missouri, most frequently in Independence or Westport. For a short distance it followed the same route as the Oregon Trail, then headed southwestward to Council Grove, Kansas.
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www.u-s-history.com/pages/h151.html
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One-stop source on the Santa Fe Trail, its history, and the trail today ... There was a major routing dispute in Kansas around 1910 regarding the new and old Santa Fe Trail routes as part of the National Old Trails Route. Also see: Kansas Heritage | McGee's Tavern, by Jay Willows;
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www.ku.edu/heritage/research/sft/index.html
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