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Santa Fe Trail Leaves Mark On Kansas Heritage
Kansas as crossroads of the nation is traced through the Santa Fe Trail and others. The article recalls 19th century travelers, ruts in McPherson County, historic figures like Cody and Carson, and dangers from disease and conflict. It notes the 150th Kansas state anniversary and 190th Santa Fe Trail anniversary, plus preservation and highway parallels in modern Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Marion Russell
Marion Sloan
Steve Schmidt
Marion County
Schmidt
Denver
McPherson
United States
Kansas
Missouri
New Mexico
California
Santa Fe Trail
Leavenworth
Santa Fe
Leo Oliva
Woodston
America
Mexico
Spain
William Becknell
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Kansas State Line
Oliva
Buffalo Range
Susan Shelby Magoffin
N.Y
Philadel
Hobart E. Stocking
Great Bend
Greensburg
Hollywood
Buffalo Bill Cody
Philip Sheridan
George Armstrong Custer
Kit Carson
Charles Bent
Pawnee Rock
Carson
Jedediah Smith
Smith
Cimarron River
Ed Miller
Fort Zarah
New York Times
Fort Larned
Fort Harker
Ellsworth
Fort Dodge
Western Plains
Henry Douglas
Douglas
Issie
Wichita State University
Dull Knife
Arkansas
Chisholm
Joseph G. McCoy
Illinois
Texas
Jesse Chisholm
Congress
Obama
Secretary of the Interior
Pony Express
Oregon
Jay Price
Wichita State
U.S
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