Overbrook in Osage County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Santa Fe Trail
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2012
1. Santa Fe Trail Marker
1822 - 1872
Erected 1906 by Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Kansas. (Marker Number 15.)
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° 46.695′ N, 95° 33.39′ W. Marker is in Overbrook, Kansas, in Osage County. It is at the intersection of Maple Street and 4th Street / Santa Fe Trail Street, on the left when traveling south on Maple Street. Marker is in front of the US Post Office. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Overbrook KS 66524, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and in Greater Topeka. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern 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 Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Santa Fe Trail Crossed Here (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 7 miles away); Globe (approx. 8½ miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 8½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.9 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 13 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 13½ miles away); UH-1H Huey Helicopter (approx. 13½ miles away).
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Santa Fe National Historic Trail. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on May 4, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Santa Fe Trail Association. Association website homepage (Submitted on May 4, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Santa Fe Trail Markers. Daughter of the American Revolution website entry (Submitted on April 29, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2012
2. Santa Fe Trail Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 744 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
