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Santa Fe Trail Markers
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HSP Category | Landmark |
Period | 1902 |
HSP Style | Landmark |
Builder | Kansas State Society |
Construction | Red granite |
Original Use | Landmark |
Present Use | Landmark |
Historical Significance:
"In 1902, Kansas Daughters began their dream of service to Kansas history by kicking off a campaign to place markers along the Santa Fe Trail in the state. They secured red granite boulders of varying size for the markers, at a cost of about $16 per boulder. At that time, there were only around 300 members in the entire state, so help from the communities was essential. By 1906, the Daughters had enough money for 86 markers and began to arrange their dedication.
One hundred years later, (then) State Regent Shirley S. Coupal chose as her project to survey all the DAR markers on the Santa Fe Trail in Kansas and make whatever repairs were necessary to allow them to proudly stand for another century. Bases were repaired and lettering was refurbished." (Wording from http://kansasdar.org/history.htm)
Designations:
- National Register of Historical Places
- State Historical Commission
Historic Marker:
- Marker Organization: Kansas State Society Daughters of the American Revolution
- Marker Date: 1906
- Marker Text:
SANTA FE TRAIL
1822-1872
MARKED BY THE
DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
AND THE
STATE OF KANSAS
1906
Funded By:
The Kansas State Society Daughters of the American Revolution funded the restoration of the markers in 2010.
Physical Condition
- Property: Preserve
Tourism:
- Open to the Public: Some
- Public Fee: None
- Public Hours: Check the reference website for information about individual marker details.
- Family Friendly? Yes
- Brochure Available? Yes
- Catalog Available? Yes
- DVD Available? Yes
Acknowledgement:
The Kansas Society funded the restoration of the Santa Fe Trail Markers with the work completing in 2010. The Kansas Daughters have been working on this project since the beginning in 1902.
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