Near Stockport in Van Buren County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Dragoon Trail Historical Site

Photographed by Benjamin M. Snyder, April 25, 2015

1. Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 2 Marker

Inscription.
Determined and authenticated by the Historical Department of Iowa, 1911.

This monument was erected in 1917 by the Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution in memory of the Pioneers who followed this trail and its tributaries.

We Cross The Prairie As Of Old
The Pilgrims Crossed The Sea,
To Make The West As They The East
The Homestead Of The Free.
Whittier

At this place was Brattain's Grove, junction of the Dragoon and Mormon trails.

Erected 1917 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 40° 48.8′ N, 91° 48.85′ W. Marker is near Stockport, Iowa, in Van Buren County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 16 and Teal Avenue, on the left when traveling east on State Highway 16. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stockport IA 52651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Southern Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stockport Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Iowa’s Confederate General (approx. 6.4 miles away); Mormon Trail Crossing at Des Moines River (approx. 8 miles away); Van Buren County Courthouse (approx. 9.6 miles away); The Hotel Manning (approx. 9.6 miles away); Starting Point of the Fairfield Covered Wagon Caravan (approx. 15½ miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 15.6 miles away); Fairfield Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 15.6 miles away).

Regarding Dragoon Trail Historical Site. Also see page 46 top of page in the book "Historic Sites and Markers along the Mormon and Other Great Western Trails" by Stanley B. Kimball (Note: The location in the book doesn't

Photographed by Benjamin M. Snyder, April 25, 2015

2. Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 2 Marker

exactly match the physical location of marker, it is one mile east of the description.)

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Marker Detail - D.A.R. Insignia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Benjamin M. Snyder, April 25, 2015

3. Marker Detail - D.A.R. Insignia

Marker Detail - Historical Department of Iowa Insignia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Benjamin M. Snyder, April 25, 2015

4. Marker Detail - Historical Department of Iowa Insignia

Wide View - Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 2 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Benjamin M. Snyder, April 25, 2015

5. Wide View - Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 2 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2015, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa. This page has been viewed 1,327 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on September 19, 2019, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2015, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa. 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 30, 2015, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.