Fort Dodge in Webster County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Dragoon Trail Historical Site
Photographed by Clay Schneckloth, May 7, 2015
1. Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 12 Marker
Dragoon Trail
Blazed in 1835 by the
First U.S. Dragoons
under Colonel
Stephen W. Kearny
Erected 1938 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 12.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.
Location. 42° 29.267′ N, 94° 11.9′ W. Marker is in Fort Dodge, Iowa, in Webster County. It is at the intersection of Museum Road and Kenyon Road (Iowa Highway 20), on the left when traveling north on Museum Road. Marker is located just in front of the Fort Dodge Museum, inside it's own shelter. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Museum Rd Fort Dodge IA 50501, Fort Dodge IA 50501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Dodge Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Adeline M. Swain (approx. 1.2 miles away); Vincent House (approx. 1.2 miles away); First Brick Building in Fort Dodge (approx. 1.2 miles away); Fort Dodge City Hall, Police & Fire Department (approx. 1.2 miles away); Fort Dodge (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of the Military Post (approx. 1.3 miles away); Jonathan P. Dolliver (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Dodge.
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Photographed by Clay Schneckloth, May 7, 2015
2. Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 12 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2015, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa. This page has been viewed 1,211 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on September 19, 2019, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 18, 2015, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
