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Near Napton in Saline County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Santa Fe Trail

 
 
Neff Place Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 14, 2024
1. Neff Place Marker
Inscription.
Santa Fe Trail
1821 - 1872

 
Erected 1909 by Daughters of the American Revolution and State of Missouri.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & VehiclesSettlements & Settlers. 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 1821.
 
Location. 39° 5.833′ N, 93° 2.67′ W. Marker is near Napton, Missouri, in Saline County. It is on 215th Road (County Route 202) half a mile west of Missouri Route 41, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on private property. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 33966 215th Rd, Marshall MO 65340, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor. It is also 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
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Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zoar Baptist Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Brownlee School (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Sanders A.H. Townsend House (approx. 4.6 miles away); Sappington Negro Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); Segregation in Life and Death (approx. 4.7 miles away); Sappington African American Cemetery Burials (approx. 4.7 miles away); Enslavement to Freedom (approx. 4.7 miles away); Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site (approx. 4.9 miles away).
 
Also see . . .
1. Neff Tavern Smokehouse on Wikipedia. Better known as the Neff Tavern, this was at one time a popular stop on the Santa Fe Trail. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1978 (#78001676). (Submitted on May 17, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.) 

2. Santa Fe Trail Historic Sites: Neff Tavern Smokehouse. History of the building, as well as the owners, and its status on the Santa Fe Trail. (Submitted on May 17, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.) 
 
Neff Place Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 14, 2024
2. Neff Place Marker
Marker is on private property.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 324 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on October 24, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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