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 Franklin "Cradle of the Santa Fe Trail" - New Franklin, Missouri Posted by:  BruceS
Assisted by:  SecurB
N 39° 01.033 W 092° 44.188
15S E 522814 N 4318719
Stone historical marker for beginning of the Santa Fe Trail in New Franklin, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM8GND
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2010
Views: 17
Created From: Franklin "Cradle of the Santa Fe Trail" - New Franklin, Missouri - posted by SecurB
Text of marker:
Captain William Becknell of Franklin
"Father of the Santa Fe Trail"
With Four Companions, Led the First Organized
Trade Expediton To Santa Fe, September 1st 1821
Franklin
"Cradle of the Sante Fe Trail
1821
This Trail
One of the Great Highways of the World
Stretched Nearly One Thousand Miles From
Franklin, Missouri To Santa Fe, New Mexico
"From Civilization To Sundown"
Marked By The
Daughters of the American Revolution
and the
State of Missouri
1909
History of Mark:
The Santa Fe Trail, stretching 1,200 miles from Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico, was one of America’s great trading routes. The trail followed several different routes depending on weather conditions and terrain. From 1821 until 1880, the Santa Fe Trail served as a vital commercial and military trail, and sometimes as an emigrant trail. Americans, American Indians, Latinos, Anglos, and African Americans encountered one another along the Santa Fe Trail creating an avenue of commercial and cultural exchange.
Designated a National Historic Trail in 1987, the National Park Service’s Santa Fe National Historic Trail traces the route thousands of people traveled in order to participate in trade, commerce, and western expansion. Today, visitors can travel between western Missouri and Santa Fe on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail and drive the Santa Fe Trail Scenic & Historic Byway, a road route that captures the historic experience of the Santa Fe Trail. Many of the sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places near and along the Trail played a critical role in the history of the Santa Fe Trail. Visiting these historic places provides visitors with a glimpse into the commercial aspects, daily activities, traveling obstacles, scenic views, cultural relations, and military presence, which were part of life along the historic Santa Fe Trail. Some of the historic places for visitors to see along the Trail are highlighted below. The Trail crosses five States- Missouri, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.
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