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Near Dover in Lafayette County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Santa Fe Trail

1821 - 1872

— Tabo —

 
 
Santa Fe Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 29, 2015
1. Santa Fe Trail Marker
Inscription. Marked by the 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 this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the Santa Fe Trail series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.
 
Location. 39° 11.391′ N, 93° 43.84′ W. Marker is near Dover, Missouri, in Lafayette County. It is on U.S. 24 near Missouri Route 24, on the right when traveling west. Marker located west of Rasa Orchards. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dover MO 64022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor. 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,
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the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tabo Creek (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 2.1 miles away); In Honor of the Marines Who Rest Here (approx. 6.3 miles away); Lion of Lucerne (approx. 6.3 miles away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. 6.3 miles away); Confederate States of America - National Flags (approx. 6.3 miles away); Confederate States of America - Battle Flags (approx. 6.3 miles away); Confederate Memorial State Historic Site (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
 
Santa Fe Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 29, 2015
2. Santa Fe Trail Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 515 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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