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Near Durham in Marion County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Santa Fe Trail

1822 - 1872

 
 
Santa Fe Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2011
1. Santa Fe Trail Marker
Inscription.

[Title is text]

 
Erected 1906 by Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Kansas. (Marker Number 33.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceRoads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Santa Fe Trail series lists.
 
Location. 38° 25.675′ N, 97° 19.237′ W. Marker is near Durham, Kansas, in Marion County. Marker is on the unpaved road that runs parallel to and between 250th and 240th Streets, about 0.1 miles west of Chisholm Trail Road, and about five miles southwest of Durham. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Durham KS 67438, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Frantz L. Groening (approx. 3.9 miles away); Santa Fe and Chisholm Trails (approx. 4˝ miles away); Last Built Carnegie Library (approx. 6.4 miles away); Hillsboro Airport (approx. 8 miles away); First Mennonite Church (approx. 8.1 miles away); The Crossing of Historic American Trails (approx. 8.3 miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 8.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.3 miles away).
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More about this marker. Marker is near the abandoned and now non-existent pioneer town of Waldeck.
 
Also see . . .
1. Santa Fe Trail Markers. Daughters of the American Revolution website entry (Submitted on April 22, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. The story of the marking of the Santa Fe Trail by the Daughters of the American revolution in Kansas. Internet Archive/Google Books website entry (Submitted on April 22, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

3. Santa Fe National Historic Trail. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on November 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 

4. Santa Fe Trail Association. Association website homepage (Submitted on November 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 
 
Santa Fe Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2011
2. Santa Fe Trail Marker
Santa Fe National Historic Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2011
3. Santa Fe National Historic Trail Marker
Santa Fe Trail Ruts image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2011
4. Santa Fe Trail Ruts
Looking south
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 460 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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