Santa Fe Trail
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The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, who departed from the Boo
Arrival of the caravan at Santa Fe, lithograph published c. 1844
Former U.S. Army outpost on the Santa Fe Trail, now a rest area on I-25 in northern New Mexico
Connections along the Santa Fe Railroad, showing the principal regular stops on the AT&SF mainline, including cattle drive destinations such as Dodge City. Most of these Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexican towns were first served by the Santa Fe Trail.
Santa Fe Trail highway sign in Cimarron, New Mexico
National Old Trails Road
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National Old Trails Road, also known as the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway, was established in 1912, and became part of the National Auto Trail system in the United States. It was 3,096 miles long and stretch
National Old Trails Road near Holbrook, Arizona, around 1915