Ardell in Edwards County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Santa Fe Trail
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 20, 2022
1. Santa Fe Trail Marker
1822 - 1872
Erected 1906 by Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Kansas. (Marker Number 58.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Santa Fe Trail series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.
Location. 37° 54.033′ N, 99° 30.282′ W. Marker is in Ardell, Kansas, in Edwards County. It is on U.S. 50/56 half a mile west of 50th Avenue (County Road 9), on the left when traveling west. Marker is located in a pull-out on the south side of the highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kinsley KS 67547, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Dry Route of the Santa Fe Trail (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 3.2 miles away); Edwards County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Locomotive No. 3424 (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Edwards County Historical Society (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 4.7 miles away); Battle of Coon Creek (approx. 7.7 miles away).
Regarding Santa Fe Trail.
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Santa Fe Trail Markers. National Society Daughters of the American Revolution website entry (Submitted on April 18, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. The story of the marking of the Santa Fe Trail by the Daughters of the American revolution in Kansas. Internet Archive/Google Books website entry (Submitted on April 18, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. The Great Prairie Highway. National Park Service website entry:
From 1821 until 1846, the Santa Fe Trail was a two-way international commercial highway used by both Mexican and American traders. Then, in 1846, the Mexican-American War began, and a few months later, Americas Army of the West followed the Santa Fe Trail westward to successfully invade Mexico. After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war in 1848, the Santa Fe Trail became a national road connecting the more settled parts of the United States to the new southwest territories. Commercial freighting along the trail boomed to unheard-of levels, including considerable military freight hauling to supply the southwestern forts. The trail was also used by stagecoach lines, thousands of gold seekers heading to the California and Colorado gold fields, adventurers, missionaries, wealthy New Mexican families and emigrants.(Submitted on August 23, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 20, 2022
2. Santa Fe Trail Marker
4. Santa Fe Trail Association. Website homepage:
In 1821, the Santa Fe Trail became America's first great international commercial highway, and for nearly sixty years thereafter was one of the nation's great routes of adventure and western expansion.(Submitted on August 23, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
