Trade with the Native Americans

Trade with the Native Americans. . You are standing near the Old Spanish Trail, a 2,700-mile route that facilitated trade between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Los Angeles, California in the early to mid-1800s. While woven goods, horses, and mules were the primary items of commerce, trade with native peoples for food and supplies, information, and hides also took place. In addition, enslaved Native Americans, particularly women and children, were sold along the route. This practice had a devastating effect on tribes in the area., Butch on the Trail , After the Mexican-American War ended in 1848, trade opened throughout American territories and the Old Spanish Trail fell into disuse. A few decades later, Butch Cassidy's family established this home along the historic route. Cassidy used parts of the trail and its rugged terrain to evade law enforcement., Stops Along the Trail , Explore more Old Spanish Trail history at the Fish Lake Interpretive Center and Koosharem Reservoir., Check out the 26-mile Big Rock Candy Mountain Bike Loop and ATV trail near Marysvale. Part of the loop follows the Old Spanish Trail through Long Valley., At the Richfield Visitor Center, view the exhibits and get more information about things to do in the area., Captions , (Photo #1) A group of Paiute men near Cedar City, Utah in 1872. Credit: Indigenous Institute of the Americas, Explore the Old Spanish Trail , Download the Explorer app to go on a self-led adventure following the Old Spanish Trail. Maps can be downloaded and used offline.