Near Lyons in Rice County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Santa Fe Trail
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2012
1. Santa Fe Trail Marker
Santa Fe Trail
Erected 1906 by Sterling Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; and Citizens and Clubs of Rice County.
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, and the Santa Fe Trail series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.
Location. 38° 19.64′ N, 98° 12.12′ W. Marker is near Lyons, Kansas, in Rice County. It is on Broadway / 16th Road (State Highway 14/96) half a mile south of American Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lyons KS 67554, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Southern Plains, 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 Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Workman Park (approx. 1.4 miles away); Rice County Historical Mural (approx. 1.4 miles away); Civil War and Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cow Creek Station (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Land of Quivira (approx. 4.3 miles away); Fray Juan de Padilla (approx. 4.3 miles away); Cooper Hall (approx. 7.3 miles away); Meade Post No 14 G.A.R. Memorial (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lyons.
Another marker is no longer nearby.
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Santa Fe National Historic Trail. (Submitted on March 9, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Santa Fe Trail Association. (Submitted on March 9, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2012
2. Santa Fe Trail Marker
Looking north, with Lyons High School [black rectangle] in far right distance.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 748 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
