Holcomb in Finney County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Crossing of Santa Fe Trail

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2023

1. Crossing of Santa Fe Trail Marker

Inscription. Est. 1825
two miles S.E.
of this point

Erected by Finney County Kansas Historical Society Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Santa Fe Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 37° 59.433′ N, 100° 59.58′ W. Marker is in Holcomb, Kansas, in Finney County. It is on Park Drive just west of North Jones Avenue (Old U.S. 50), on the left when traveling south. Marker is located near the north end of Holcomb Community Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Holcomb KS 67851, 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 Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Sabine Hall (Garden City High School) (approx. 6½ miles away); The Little Finnup House (approx. 6½ miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 6.6 miles away); Charles Jesse "Buffalo" Jones (approx. 6.6 miles away); In Memory of Our World War Heroes (approx. 6.6 miles away); Windsor Hotel (approx. 6.7 miles away); State Theater (approx. 6.7 miles away); Garden City History (approx. 6.7 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Santa Fe Trail Association. Excerpt:

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 11, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. 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, America’s Army of the West followed the Santa Fe Trail westward to successfully
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2023

2. Crossing of Santa Fe Trail Marker
(looking southeast from Park Drive • North Jones Avenue/Old US 50 in left background)
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 11, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Holcomb Community Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2023

3. Holcomb Community Park

(looking south • marker is visible edge-on on right)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.