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Where was the Santa Fe Trail in relation to the Fort?

April 26, 2017fort relation santa fe trail

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Where was the Santa Fe Trail in relation to the Fort?

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The Trail came to this post from two different directions. There was a crossing a few miles east of here, where travelers crossed the Pawnee River. Some crossed there and came along the south side of the fort. Those who didn’t cross east of here followed the north bank of the Pawnee River and forded the creek just west of the fort.

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Wet Route of the Santa Fe Trail was a few miles to the south. The Dry Route came directly around the north or south side of Fort Larned, depending where the wagons crossed the Pawnee Fork. As you enter the site today, you cross the historic location of the Santa Fe Trail.