South Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Susan Magoffin

Trail Traveler and Author

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 26, 2022

1. Susan Magoffin Marker

Inscription. Susan Magoffin (1827-1855) was one of the first European American women to travel the Santa Fe Trail, a two-way trading route with Mexico. She recorded her journey in Down the Santa Fe Trail and into Mexico, a diary that was first published in 1926.

At age 18, she and her newlywed husband Samuel Magoffin traveled from Independence, crossing this very spot in 1846 at the beginning of the Mexican War. She returned to Missouri in 1852 with yellow fever, died in 1855, and is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, MO.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Roads & Vehicles • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 38° 55.539′ N, 94° 34.209′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in South Kansas City. It is on East Red Bridge Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1590 E Red Bridge Road, Kansas City MO 64131, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Calvin McCoy (a few steps from this marker); Don Felipe Chavez (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander Doniphan (within shouting distance of this marker); People and the Trails (within shouting distance

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of this marker); River Crossings and Red Bridges (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trails Before Highways (about 700 feet away); Hiram Young (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kit Carson (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

Also see . . . Susan Magoffin on Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 6, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 26, 2022

2. Susan Magoffin Marker

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 26, 2022

3. Susan Magoffin Marker

Marker is on the far right (across the road)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 632 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.