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Dragoon Trail Historical Site

 
 
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 8 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Benjamin M. Snyder, May 31, 2015
1. Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 8 Marker
Inscription. Here passed the Dragoon Trail blazed in 1835 by the First U.S. Dragoons under Colonel Stephen W. Kearney
 
Erected 1938 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 7.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ExplorationSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.
 
Location. 42° 3.566′ N, 93° 53.567′ W. Marker is in Boone, Iowa, in Boone County. It is at the intersection of Mamie Eisenhower Avenue and Division Street, on the right when traveling west on Mamie Eisenhower Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 107 Mamie Eisenhower Avenue, Boone IA 50036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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 Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boone Suffrage Parade (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Birthplace of Mamie Doud Eisenhower (approx. half a mile away); Co. D. 32nd Iowa Infantry (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lincoln Highway (approx. 0.7 miles away); Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple (approx. 0.7 miles away); Boone Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles
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away); First National Bank (approx. 0.7 miles away); Cassel Corner Park (approx. 13.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boone.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.
 
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 8 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Benjamin M. Snyder, May 31, 2015
2. Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 8 Marker
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 8 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Benjamin M. Snyder, May 31, 2015
3. Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 8 Marker
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 8 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Clay Schneckloth, June 8, 2015
4. Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 8 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2015, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa. This page has been viewed 1,407 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on November 15, 2024, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 31, 2015, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa.   4. submitted on June 11, 2015, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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