Independence in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Santa Fe Trail
1821 - 1872
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Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 28, 2015
1. Santa Fe Trail Marker
Daughters of the
American Revolution
and the
State of Missouri
1909.
Erected 1909 by The Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Missouri.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. 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 1909.
Location. 39° 8.089′ N, 94° 20.486′ W. Marker is in Independence, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is on East Old Lexington Road west of North Blue Mills Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Independence MO 64058, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Kansas City. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Price's Great Missouri Raid (a few steps from this marker); Union Line (a few steps from this marker); Salem Cemetery Association (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Price's Raid 1864 (approx. 1½ miles away); Engagement at the Little Blue (approx. 1.6 miles away); Trail of Death (approx. 3.2 miles away); Vaile Mansion (approx. 4.4 miles away); a different marker also named Trail of Death (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Independence.
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Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 28, 2015
2. Union Line, Santa Fe Trail, and Price's Great Missouri Raid Markers
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 789 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
