Amarillo in Potter County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail

Gregg Route, 1840

Fort Smith-Sante Fe Trail Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, July 30, 2023

1. Fort Smith-Sante Fe Trail Marker

Inscription. Southwest of this marker are dim traces of overland trail to connect river ports of Fort Smith and Van Buren, Ark. with Santa Fe, a trade and travel center since 1609. This road was pioneered by Josiah Gregg, a Santa Fe trader who first passed this point on March 15, 1840. Many goldseekers later used his route--from the summer of 1849, when worldwide "fever" drew them to California. The Gregg Route, in the days before barbed wire, regularly was traveled by military parties, hunters, and traders.

Erected 1964 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2018.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1892.

Location. 35° 20.652′ N, 101° 38.754′ W. Marker is in Amarillo, Texas, in Potter County. It is on State Highway 136 0.6 miles south of Farm to Market Road 293, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amarillo TX 79108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

It is also on the American Great Plains,

specifically on the Southern

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Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Francis Catholic Church Community (approx. 5.7 miles away); Liberty Cemetery (approx. 7 miles away); First Transcontinental Air Service to Texas Panhandle, Amarillo Municipal Airport (approx. 9½ miles away); Gerald Holtom (approx. 9.8 miles away); Did You Know - Americans Killed During (approx. 9.8 miles away); Thomas Cree Homesite (approx. 10.7 miles away); 33rd Anniversary National Convention (approx. 10.7 miles away); First Tree Texas High Plains (approx. 10.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amarillo.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 21, 1996

2. Fort Smith Sante Fe Trail Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 21, 1996

3. Fort Smith Sante Fe Trail Marker

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, July 30, 2023

4. Fort Smith-Sante Fe Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,700 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on August 8, 2023, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on August 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on January 2, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on August 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.