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Title
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A Geographical History of the Santa Fe Trail
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Description
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An essay detailing the Santa Fe Trail that spanned from Santa Fe, New Mexico on the western end and the various accounts of where it may have ended on the eastern end, oftentimes being noted as Independence, Missouri. Some historians claim it reached as far as central Missouri in the 1820s and later, shrinking farther west. Included with the essay are milage tables and maps of the trail.
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Date
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2011
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Building the Santa Fe Road
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Description
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Proposed by Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton in 1825, the Santa Fe Road was intended to provide traders with the protection of the U.S. government as they crossed from Fort Osage to the Arkansas River through Indian Territory. Commissioners surveyed the route, negotiated with with the Kansa and Osage tribes for safe passage along the road, and completed the project in 1827. However, the road proved unpopular with traders as it differed from their traditional route and lacked adequate water and grass.
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Date
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2011
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Tracing the Santa Fe Trail
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Description
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This book on the Santa Fe Trail provides full-color images and "historical commentary to create a photographic journey that adroitly blends past and present." The chapters include Missouri Landings and Takeoffs, Kansas Crossings, Arkansas River Run, Cimarron Route into Mexico, Mountain Route in Colorado, New Mexico Crossroads to Santa Fe, and Santa Fe and Beyond.
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Date
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2011
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Object Type
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Book
