Santa Fe Trail

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The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century overland trade and travel route connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico, that played a crucial role in westward expansion and commerce in the United States.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic trail
overland route
trade route
administeredBy National Park Service
connects Mexico
United States
country United States
culturalImpact contributed to cultural exchange between American and Mexican societies
designatedAs Santa Fe National Historic Trail
economicImpact facilitated commerce between Missouri merchants and Santa Fe traders
endPoint Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory
heritageStatus U.S. National Historic Trail
historicalPeriod 19th century
inception 1821
locatedIn Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
New Mexico
Oklahoma
notableFeature Bent's Fort
Cimarron Cutoff
Council Grove, Kansas
Fort Dodge
Fort Larned
Fort Union
Mountain Route
partOf Santa Fe trade
westward expansion of the United States
replacedBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
railroad transportation
routeType wagon road
significantEvent opening of trade between the United States and Mexico in 1821
use during the American Civil War
use during the Mexican–American War
startPoint Missouri River towns in Missouri
terminusA Franklin, Missouri
Independence, Missouri
terminusB Santa Fe, New Mexico
traverses Arkansas River valley
Great Plains
Raton Pass
usedBy American traders
Mexican traders
U.S. Army
settlers
stagecoaches
usedFor freighting
mail delivery
migration
military transport
trade


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