Tim Johnson Postcard Collection
 
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    Identifier

    FLSC_TJPC_01272018_0880

    Description

    This color photographic postcard features a sign erected at Cimarron, Kansas. The sign has text printed and a map above it depicting the paths of the Santa Fe trail. Trees are in the background. Printed text is on the back of the card.

    Physical Description

    4"x 5" photographic postcard

    Subject

    Cimarron (Kan.), Gray County (Kan.), Santa Fe National Historic Trail, Monuments, Daughters of the American Revolution, Organizations, Billboards, Historical markers

    Rights

    This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S.Code)

    Publisher

    Digitized by FHSU Digital Collections

    Comments

    For questions or to request permissions, contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

    Language

    eng

    Transcription

    Travelers of the Santa Fe Trail had a choice to make at this point. Southwest from here cut off many miles to Santa Fe, N.M., but a waterless plain frequented with hostile Indians presented a formidable hazard. The longer route via Trinidad followed water & was safer. The point of crossing the Arkansas River varied both East & West of this point, depending on the condition of the river. The Cimarron Crossing at Cimarron, Kansas

    Postcard: The Cimarron Crossing at Cimarron, Kansas

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