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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] | '''''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Roads ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' [[Santa_Fe_Trail|Santa Fe Trail]]''' | ||
The Santa Fe Trail was an overland international trade route, military road, and pioneer migration trail in central North America between the [[United States Genealogy|United States]] and [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]] from 1821 to 1880. The Santa Fe Trail went from Missouri through Kansas, Colorado, or sometimes Oklahoma to New Mexico. | The Santa Fe Trail was an overland international trade route, military road, and pioneer migration trail in central North America between the [[United States Genealogy|United States]] and [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]] from 1821 to 1880. The Santa Fe Trail went from Missouri through Kansas, Colorado, or sometimes Oklahoma to New Mexico. | ||
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== Historical Background == | |||
Shortly after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_independence Mexican independence from Spain] in 1821, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Becknell William Bicknell], a merchant-trader opened the Santa Fe Trail as a lucrative trade route from Franklin, [[Missouri Genealogy|Missouri]] to Santa Fe, [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]]. During most of its history the trail was used to carry pack-trains or wagon loads of trade goods between Missouri and New Mexico. In 1846 at the start of the [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|Mexican War]] the United States Army used the Santa Fe Trail to invade and later supply New Mexico. At the end of the war Mexico ceded territory that would become [[California Genealogy|California]], [[Nevada Genealogy|Nevada]], [[Utah Genealogy|Utah]], [[Colorado Genealogy|Colorado]], [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]], and [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]] to the United States. Some American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush forty-niners] used the Santa Fe Trail on the way to the California gold fields. Before long, ox teams pulling wagons began to carry more and more [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_pioneer pioneers] from the expanding United States into New Mexico and the western states. Eventually, in 1880, the old wagon trail was replaced by the [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway|Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway]] which roughly followed the Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route from Kansas City into Colorado and New Mexico.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Santa Fe Trail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_Trail (accessed 19 July 2009).</ref> | Shortly after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_independence Mexican independence from Spain] in 1821, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Becknell William Bicknell], a merchant-trader opened the Santa Fe Trail as a lucrative trade route from Franklin, [[Missouri Genealogy|Missouri]] to Santa Fe, [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]]. During most of its history the trail was used to carry pack-trains or wagon loads of trade goods between Missouri and New Mexico. In 1846 at the start of the [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|Mexican War]] the United States Army used the Santa Fe Trail to invade and later supply New Mexico. At the end of the war Mexico ceded territory that would become [[California Genealogy|California]], [[Nevada Genealogy|Nevada]], [[Utah Genealogy|Utah]], [[Colorado Genealogy|Colorado]], [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]], and [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]] to the United States. Some American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush forty-niners] used the Santa Fe Trail on the way to the California gold fields. Before long, ox teams pulling wagons began to carry more and more [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_pioneer pioneers] from the expanding United States into New Mexico and the western states. Eventually, in 1880, the old wagon trail was replaced by the [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway|Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway]] which roughly followed the Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route from Kansas City into Colorado and New Mexico.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Santa Fe Trail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_Trail (accessed 19 July 2009).</ref> | ||
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* Vernon, Joseph S. {{FHL|1053152|disp=Along the old trail : a history of the old and a story of the new Santa Fe Trail}}, online through FamilySearch Catalog. | * Vernon, Joseph S. {{FHL|1053152|disp=Along the old trail : a history of the old and a story of the new Santa Fe Trail}}, online through FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
== Route == | |||
During much of its early history, the only permanant white settlement on the Santa Fe Trail was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent%27s_Old_Fort Bent's Old Fort] in Colorado. Many of the following places were built later in trail history, or after the coming of the nearby [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe Railway]]. From east to west some of the more prominent places along or near the Santa Fe Trail included: | During much of its early history, the only permanant white settlement on the Santa Fe Trail was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent%27s_Old_Fort Bent's Old Fort] in Colorado. Many of the following places were built later in trail history, or after the coming of the nearby [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe Railway]]. From east to west some of the more prominent places along or near the Santa Fe Trail included: | ||
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*Santa Fe, New Mexico | *Santa Fe, New Mexico | ||
== Settlers == | |||
American pioneer settlers who followed the Santa Fe Trail to [[Colorado Genealogy|Colorado]], or northern [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]] would appear in land records, censuses, and possibly county histories. Few appear in lists as the earliest settlers because the Spanish speaking pioneers from old [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]] via the [[Camino Real de Tierra Adentro|Camino Real de Tierra Adentro]] preceded them by many years. | American pioneer settlers who followed the Santa Fe Trail to [[Colorado Genealogy|Colorado]], or northern [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]] would appear in land records, censuses, and possibly county histories. Few appear in lists as the earliest settlers because the Spanish speaking pioneers from old [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]] via the [[Camino Real de Tierra Adentro|Camino Real de Tierra Adentro]] preceded them by many years. | ||
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American settlers who travelled the Santa Fe Trail most likely would have come from [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]], [[Missouri Genealogy|Missouri]], [[Iowa Genealogy|Iowa]], [[Arkansas Genealogy|Arkansas]],[[Illinois Genealogy|Illinois]], [[Kentucky Genealogy|Kentucky]], or [[Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee]]. | American settlers who travelled the Santa Fe Trail most likely would have come from [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]], [[Missouri Genealogy|Missouri]], [[Iowa Genealogy|Iowa]], [[Arkansas Genealogy|Arkansas]],[[Illinois Genealogy|Illinois]], [[Kentucky Genealogy|Kentucky]], or [[Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee]]. | ||
== External Links == | |||
*[http://www.nps.gov/safe/ National Park Service, Santa Fe Trail] History, stories, and map | *[http://www.nps.gov/safe/ National Park Service, Santa Fe Trail] History, stories, and map | ||
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*[http://www.santafetrailresearch.com/ Santa Fe Trail Research] describes trail projects and research articles | *[http://www.santafetrailresearch.com/ Santa Fe Trail Research] describes trail projects and research articles | ||
== Sources == | |||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||