Near Howell in Ford County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Santa Fe Trail
1822 - 1872
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012
1. Santa Fe Trail Marker
Erected 1906 by Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Kansas. (Marker Number 67.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Santa Fe Trail series lists.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 37° 47.37′ N, 100° 11.85′ W. Marker was near Howell, Kansas, in Ford County. It was on U.S. 50/400 half a mile west of Howell Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Dodge City KS 67801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Great Plains, on the Southern Plains, on the High Plains, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Campsite of the U.S. Survey Team Sept. 10-21, 1825 (here, next to this marker); Trails on the Prairie (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Fe Trail Sites to the West & South (within shouting distance of this marker); A Fine Country (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Fe Trail, 1821 - 1880
this page online
More about this marker. Marker is at the entrance to a walkway leading to Santa Fe Trail ruts at a roadside park.
Also see . . .
1. Santa Fe National Historic Trail. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on May 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Santa Fe Trail Association. Association website homepage (Submitted on May 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Santa Fe Trail Markers. Daughters of the American Revolution website entry (Submitted on May 13, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012
2. Santa Fe Trail Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012
3. Santa Fe Trail Ruts
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 921 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
