Cimarron in Gray County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Santa Fe Trail
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2023
1. Santa Fe Trail Marker
1822 - 1872
Erected 1906 by Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Kansas.
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 (DAR), and the Santa Fe Trail series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.
Location. 37° 48.345′ N, 100° 20.923′ W. Marker is in Cimarron, Kansas, in Gray County. It is on South Main Street (State Highway 23) south of Avenue A (U.S. 400), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in the small park at City Hall, near the railroad tracks. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 145 S Main St, Cimarron KS 67835, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Great Plains, on the Southern Plains, and specifically on the High 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 Comancherνa, the Dust
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cimarron Hotel (approx. Ό mile away); Travelers of the Santa Fe Trail Had a Choice to Make at this Point (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Ranch at Cimarron Crossing (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Santa Fe Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 6 miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 6 miles away); Campsite of the U.S. Survey Team Sept. 10-21, 1825 (approx. 8.3 miles away); Trails on the Prairie (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cimarron.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Santa Fe Trail (was approx. 8.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. Marker was located near 37° 48.441′ N, 100° 21.679′ W. It was on Avenue A (U.S. 50/U.S. 400) 0.7 miles west of Main Street (KS-23), near 1706 Avenue A, (on the right when traveling west). It was located near the Gray County Fair Grounds entrance.
Also see . . .
1. Santa Fe Trail Markers - Kansas State Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2023
2. Santa Fe Trail Marker at its old location
In 1902, Kansas Daughters began their dream of service to Kansas history by kicking off a campaign to place markers along the Santa Fe Trail in the state. They secured red granite boulders of varying size for the markers, at a cost of about $16 per boulder.(Submitted on August 10, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Marking the Santa Fe Trail. The story of the marking of the Santa Fe Trail by the Daughters of the American revolution in Kansas and the State of Kansas (Submitted on August 10, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
3. The Great Prairie Highway (National Park Service). Excerpt:
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.(Submitted on August 10, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)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.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 20233. DAR Marker at its old location(looking northeast marker was located behind and to the right of the welcome sign)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 324 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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