Santa Fe Trail - Wellington, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 08.050 W 093° 58.953
15S E 415079 N 4332125
This was once US Hwy 24, and the original Santa Fe Trail
Waymark Code: WMNPB5
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member MountainWoods
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County of marker: Lafayette County
Location of marker: 5th St. (MO 224) & Cherry St., city park, Wellington
Marker erected by: Daughters of the American Revolution & State of Missouri
Date marker erected: 1909

Marker text:

SANTA FE TRAIL
1821 - 1872
MARKED BY THE
DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
AND THE
STATE OF MISSOURI
1909

WELLINGTON

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History of Mark:
"The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th century transportation route through southwestern North America connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. First used in 1821 by William Becknell, it served as a vital commercial and military highway until the introduction of the railroad to Santa Fe in 1880. At first an international trade route between the United States and Mexico, it served as the 1846 U.S. invasion route of New Mexico during the Mexican-American War ~ Wikipedai

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