NPS Form 10-900
OMB No. 1024-0018
(Expires 5/31/2012)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
Determination of Eligibility
(DOE) approved by the NPS
12/04/2013
National Register of Historic Places
Registration Form
This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How
to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for
"not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the
instructions. Place additional certification comments, entries, and narrative items on continuation sheets if needed (NPS Form 10-900a).
1. Name of Property
Santa Fe Trail – Stevens County Segment 1
historic name
other names/site number
Schmidt’s Ruts, Bozone Ruts, KHRI #189-7
2. Location
street & number Address restricted.
X
not for publication
city or town
X
vicinity
state
Hugoton
Kansas
code
KS
county Stevens
code
189
zip code 67951
3. State/Federal Agency Certification
As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended,
I hereby certify that this
nomination x_ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards
for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional
requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.
In my opinion, the property x _ meets _ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this
property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance:
X
national
statewide
local
____________________________________
Date
Signature of certifying official
_____________________________________
Title
State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government
In my opinion, the property
meets
does not meet the National Register criteria.
____________________________________
Date
Signature of commenting official
___________________
Title
_________
State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government
4. National Park Service Certification
I, hereby, certify that this property is:
entered in the National Register
determined eligible for the National Register
determined not eligible for the National Register
removed from the National Register
other (explain:)
________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________
Signature of the Keeper
Date of Action
Santa Fe Trail – Stevens County Segment 1
Stevens County, Kansas
Name of Property
County and State
5. Classification
Ownership of Property
Category of Property
Number of Resources within Property
(Check as many boxes as apply)
(Check only one box)
(Do not include previously listed resources in the count.)
x
private
public - Local
public - State
public - Federal
x
building(s)
district
site
structure
object
Name of related multiple property listing
(Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing)
Contributing
0
0
1
0
1
2
Noncontributing
0
0
0
1
0
1
buildings
district
site
structure
object
Total
Number of contributing resources previously
listed in the National Register
Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail (2012)
0
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions
Current Functions
(Enter categories from instructions)
(Enter categories from instructions)
TRANSPORTATION/road-related
AGRICULTURE/agricultural field
RECREATION AND CULTURE/marker
RECREATION AND CULTURE/marker
7. Description
Architectural Classification
Materials
(Enter categories from instructions)
(Enter categories from instructions)
N/A
foundation:
N/A
walls:
N/A
roof:
N/A
other:
Stone ( DAR marker)
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Santa Fe Trail – Stevens County Segment 1
Stevens County, Kansas
Name of Property
County and State
Narrative Description
Summary
The Santa Fe Trail – Stevens County Segment 1, also known as Schmidt’s Ruts or Bozone’s Ruts, is
located [REDACTED] in Stevens County, Kansas. This segment is situated along the Cimarron Route of the
Santa Fe Trail and connects Lower Cimarron Spring (or Wagon Bed Spring) [REDACTED] with Point of Rocks
and Middle Spring, [REDACTED] (Figure 1). The nominated site includes one 1.03-mile Transportation Site
(Trail Segment subtype) and one Monument & Memorial property type, as described in the multiple property
nomination. Together these two resources and their contributing land area total 68.60 acres.
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Elaboration
The nominated trail segment stretches 1.03 miles (1.66 kilometers) [REDACTED]. It is a remnant of
the Cimarron Route located just west of the western branch from the Upper Crossing of the Arkansas River
joined with the route from the Lower Crossing of the Cimarron River. At this point, travelers heading to Santa
Fe would have already been following the Cimarron Route by taking the route either from the Lower, Middle, or
Upper crossings of the Arkansas River (Figure 2). Though the General Land Office (GLO) surveyed this area
of Stevens County in 1874, the route along which this segment is located was not delineated or noted.
Landscape
The nominated segment is located within the High Plains section of the Great Plains province of the
Interior Plains division of North America.1 The High Plains section consists of a relatively featureless plain that
covers most of the western quarter of the state and extends in a peninsula-like projection into south central
Kansas as far as Kingman and Reno counties. Although heavily dissected along its eastern periphery, the
High Plains is essentially a plateau with broad reaches of flat uplands and poorly developed surface drainage.
The major river valleys – mainly the Smoky Hill, Arkansas, and Cimarron – are broad and have gentle side
slopes, which extend downward to relatively narrow flats. Minor valleys are also present, often in the form of
short, steep-sided, narrow canyons leading into the larger river valleys, and numerous shallow depressions or
basins of various shapes and sizes can be found scattered throughout the uplands. Overall, however, the
landscape is one of "...phenomenal flatness and uniformity."2 Geologically, the High Plains consist of
Pleistocene-aged loess (wind-blown silt deposits) overlying the sands and gravels of the widespread Ogallala
formation. The loess ranges up to 100 feet or more in thickness; nevertheless, it is only a surface veneer in
comparison to the massive and much thicker Ogallala formation, which underlies it. Because of the loess,
surface exposures of the Ogallala are confined to dissected or otherwise eroded areas, mainly along the edges
of the major stream courses. In those locations, seeps and springs are common.
The natural vegetation of the High Plains consists of a vast expanse of prairie cut through by narrow,
discontinuous ribbons of riverine forest. The potential natural vegetation of the region includes short grass
prairie and floodplain forest or savanna.3 Plant life in this area includes yucca (Yucca spp.), sand sagebrush
(Artemisia filifolia), prickly pear cactus (Opuntia spp.), blazing star (Liatris spp.), and other native grasses. At
this site in Stevens County, vegetation is spotty due to a regional drought, with buffalograss and yucca the
predominant plants.
This site is an overall flat landscape with subtle topographic undulations. Beginning at an elevation of
approximately 954.02 meters (3130 feet) at the northern boundary [REDACTED], the segment descends to an
elevation of 940.31 meters (3085 feet) at an intermittent drainage, running northwest-southeast to the
1
W.E. Schoewe, “The Geography of Kansas, Part II: Physical Geography,” Transactions of the Kansas Academy
of Science 52, no. 3 (1949): 280, 311-330.
2
Waldo R. Wedel, “An introduction to Kansas archeology,” Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American
Ethnology, Bulletin (1959): 8.
3
A.W. Kuchler, “A New Vegetation Map of Kansas,” Ecology 55, no. 3 (1974): 586-604.
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Stevens County, Kansas
Name of Property
County and State
Cimarron River. The segment follows this topographic elevation to the section line where it begins a gradual
ascent, ending at a two-track road at an elevation of 944.88 meters (3100 feet).
The Cimarron River is located [REDACTED] of the trail segment through [REDACTED]. Rivers served
as guides on the journey to Santa Fe as they generally provided access to water whether on the surface, just
below, or in pools along the river bed. Rivers also eventually lead to springs with a possibility of water.
Land use [REDACTED] is predominantly pasture for cattle.
Trail Segment
The nominated trail segment is an example of the Transportation Site property type (Trail Segment
subtype), as defined in the revised multiple property nomination [REDACTED], at least six visibly pronounced
parallel swales follow a north-northeast to south-southwest path [REDACTED], making a slight curve to the
southwest on the south end (Figures 3 & 4). This 1.03-mile (1.66 kilometer) segment diverges around an
elevated spot where a windmill currently sits in the west half of [REDACTED]. (This windmill is a noncontributing structure.) The swales are not without interruption, but this segment stands out as a generally
intact feature. Some erosion (from wind and water) has affected the swales.
Zeiler Crossing (Cimarron River) DAR Marker
The Zeiler Crossing (Cimarron River) Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Marker is an
example of a Monument and Memorial, as defined in the revised multiple property nomination. It was placed in
1907 and was the only trail-related DAR marker erected in Stevens County.4 It was probably moved at some
point within the vicinity of the site. Currently, the marker faces [REDACTED]. It is located along the northern
site boundary, where the swales begin their path to the south and southwest. Roughly rectangular in shape,
with a bulge on the right, this red granite marker is approximately two feet tall and half as wide and sits atop a
concrete slab. Lithographed black lettering along its north face reads: SANTA FE TRAIL / 1822-1872 /
MARKED BY THE / DAUGTERS OF THE / AMERICAN REVOLUTION / AND THE / STATE OF KANSAS /
1906. Lithographing of the lettering was completed in 2010 as part of a restoration effort by the DAR.
4
Mrs. T. A. [Almira] Cordry, The Story of the Marking of the Santa Fe Trail by the Daughters of the American
Revolution in Kansas and the State of Kansas (Topeka: Crane and Company, 1915), 140-141. Cordry numbered this
marker #92; current DAR standard is to refer to it by its name.
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Stevens County, Kansas
Name of Property
County and State
8. Statement of Significance
Applicable National Register Criteria
(Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property
for National Register listing)
Areas of Significance
(Enter categories from instructions)
Transportation
x
x
A
Property is associated with events that have made a
significant contribution to the broad patterns of our
history.
B
Property is associated with the lives of persons
significant in our past.
C
Property embodies the distinctive characteristics
of a type, period, or method of construction or
represents the work of a master, or possesses high
artistic values, or represents a significant
and distinguishable entity whose components lack
individual distinction.
D
Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information
important in prehistory or history.
Commerce
Social History
Period of Significance
1822-1868
1906-1907
Significant Dates
1907
Criteria Considerations
(Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply)
Property is:
Significant Person
X
A
Owned by a religious institution or used for religious
purposes.
B
removed from its original location.
C
a birthplace or grave.
(Complete only if Criterion B is marked above)
N/A
Cultural Affiliation
N/A
X
D
a cemetery.
E
a reconstructed building, object, or structure.
F
a commemorative property.
Architect/Builder
N/A
G
less than 50 years old or achieving significance
within the past 50 years.
Period of Significance (justification)
The periods of significance encompass the years the trail was active in Stevens County (1822-1868) and the
years the DAR marker was planned and installed at the site (1906-1907).
Criteria Considerations (justification)
This marker was relocated to this spot by the DAR. It is still along the same route it was originally; thus, its
relocation has historic significance. As discussed in the revised MPDF, the commemorative DAR marker is
eligible because the age, intent, and symbolic value of this resource contribute to the marker’s own historical
significance. This significance is in large-part directly tied to the effort to memorialize the trail by those who were
associated with the trail. This object also provides the location of a Santa Fe Trail segment, and in this way helps
to confirm and illuminate the history of the trail itself.
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Stevens County, Kansas
Name of Property
County and State
Narrative Statement of Significance
Summary
The Santa Fe Trail – Stevens County Segment 1, also known as Schmidt’s Ruts or Bozone’s Ruts, is
nationally significant as a historic resource of the Santa Fe Trail under Criterion A for its association with
transportation and commerce along the Cimarron Route from 1822 to 1868 and for its association with the
commemoration of the trail by the Kansas Society Daughters of the American Revolution from 1906 to 1907.
This site is also nationally significant under Criterion D for its potential to yield information on the use of the trail
during the trail segment’s period of significance. Located just to the west of La Jornada, this site retains a good
degree of integrity in terms of location, setting, feeling, and association required for registration. Its initial
period of significance begins with the initiation of wagon movement over this segment of the trail in 1822 and
ends with the arrival of the Union Pacific Eastern Division Railroad at the town of Sheridan, Kansas in June
1868; the later period of significance includes the commemorative efforts from 1906-1907. This site materially
reflects important historic events outlined in the historic contexts: International Trade on the Mexican Road,
1821-1846; The Mexican-American War and the Santa Fe Trail, 1846-1848; Expanding National Trade on the
Santa Fe Trail, 1848-1861; The Effects of the Civil War on the Santa Fe Trail, 1861-1865; The Santa Fe Trail
and the Railroad, 1865-1880; Commemoration and Reuse of the Santa Fe Trail, 1880-1987; and The Santa Fe
Trail in Kansas.
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Elaboration
From 1821 to 1880, the Santa Fe Trail was a significant trade route between Missouri and New Mexico.
Unlike other trails such as the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails, which served as highways for emigrants
bound for new homes in the far West, the bulk of traffic along the Santa Fe Trail consisted of mainly civilian
traders and military personnel. The Cimarron Route, of which Stevens County Segment 1 is a part, was
considered the Santa Fe Trail until the Mexican-American War in 1846. It traversed 294 miles between its
departure from the Mountain Route near Ingalls, Kansas and its reunification with the Mountain Route at La
Junta (Watrous), New Mexico; 88 miles of the Cimarron Route were in Kansas.
Trail Traffic (1822-1868)
After leaving Lower Cimarron (Wagon Bed) Spring, travelers continued heading south-southwest
toward Middle Spring. After approximately three miles they could choose between either following the sandier
soils along the north bank of the Cimarron River or following firmer ground at a high elevation still paralleling
the river. George Sibley and Joseph Brown’s field book of their 1825-1827 survey indicates both of these
routes were available in the trail’s early years:
…the creek [Cimarron River] is sometimes dry until you ascend it ten or twelve miles, where it will be
found running. The stream is bolder and the water better as one travels up it. It is the guide to the
traveler until the reaches the upper spring near eighty miles [near Boise City, Oklahoma]. There miles
above the lower spring [Wagon Bed Spring] is some timber, from which place the road is on the hill
north of the creek for twelve or fifteen miles. One may then either continue on the hills north of the
creek or travel in the bottom but the hills are the best for ten or fifteen miles further, as the valley of the
creek is sandy in many places.5
The two routes converged approximately 10 miles northeast of Middle Spring, still on the north side of the
Cimarron River.
5
Joseph Brown and George Sibley, A Portable Map of the Road to Santa Fe, With Notes and Directions For the
use of Travellers, Field Book of 1825-1827 survey [transcription on-line]; available from http://www.santafetrail.org/aboutus/scholarly-research/sibley-survey/Appendix_A.pdf; Internet; accessed 10 October 2012.
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Stevens County, Kansas
Name of Property
County and State
Although William Becknell initiated travel to Santa Fe in 1821, his expedition entered New Mexico using
pack animals through Emery Gap on the present-day Colorado-New Mexico border, not through this portion of
Stevens County. Becknell’s second trading expedition in the spring of 1822, however, likely did pass this
direction. This expedition included 21 men and three wagons – the first American attempt to use wagons on
the trail.6
The route of travel of the river road was documented in at least two maps. The first map was delineated
by George Sibley’s survey expedition between 1825 and 1826.7 As mentioned above, the Sibley Expedition
recorded two branches of the Cimarron Route in this area; according to their map, they chose the river route
(Figure 5). The second map was published in 1844 by Josiah Gregg, who traveled the trail in the 1830s and
1840s and authored the book Commerce of the Prairies also published in 1844. Gregg’s map shows the
“Santa Fe Caravans” more closely followed the river (Figure 6).
Though not frequently used, this river road was still active toward the end of the Santa Fe Trail’s use in
Kansas. In 1865, Kansas settler Frank Stahl was employed by Leavenworth contractor James Kerr to drive
over 1100 head of cattle to Fort Union, New Mexico for the US military. 8 Stahl describes this area between
Lower Spring and Middle Spring in his 1865 travel diary:
Sept. 12 – Tuesday. 1865
Got off [from Lower Spring] in reasonably good time. Followed the Cimarron [REDACTED]. Water all
the way, [REDACTED]. The road leaves the river and takes over a ridge [REDACTED] before it strikes
the river again. The road runs parallel, with the river from one to five miles off. I took up the river
expecting to find water, but not a drop till the road struck the river, and then not more than half enough
to satisfy the cattle, and very poor water at that, standing along in holes.
Sept. 13 – Wednesday. 1865
Made another night drive. Got underway at two o’clock and thirty minutes. The cattle drove very well. I
started on ahead and took one of the boys with me (Snodgrass) to hunt for water. We took up the valley
of the Cimarron but did not find enough water to do the cattle any good short of [REDACTED] on from
where we camped the night before, [REDACTED], the way of the cattle. It is much further by the river.
We found water in holes along the bed of the river in several places but it was not in sufficient quantities
to do the cattle any good and it was strongly impregnated with alkali to boot.9
Stahl’s trip through this area was likely one of the last. This route continued to see traffic until the Union Pacific
Eastern Division Railroad reached the short-lived town of Sheridan, Kansas in June 1868. Santa Fe-bound
freight was shipped to this rail-end town where it was then loaded onto wagons and hauled along the Mountain
Route (Figure 7).
Archeological Potential
This segment may have the potential to yield important archeological information. Archeological
prospection, geophysical survey, and metal detector survey of similar trail segments have been shown to reveal
6
Larry M. Beachum, William Becknell, Father of the Santa Fe Trade (El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1982), 34;
William E. Connelley, A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans Vol. I (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1918-1919), 89.
7
Virginia Pierce Hicks, “Historic Spots on Old Santa Fe Trail,” History of Kearny County Kansas, volume 1 (1964):
25-26; William Y. Chalfant, Cheyennes and Horse Soldiers: The 1857 Expedition and the Battle of Solomon's Fork
(Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1989), 88.
8
William E. Connelley, A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans Vol. III (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 19181919), 1316.
9
Francis (Frank) M. Stahl, John Meredith, transcriber, Santa Fe Trail Diary: Cattle drive from Leavenworth,
Kansas to Fort Union, New Mexico (Unpublished, 1865, 2008), 11-12 [electronic transcription on-line]; available from
http://www.frankstahlbio.net/Frank%20Stahl%20Santa%20Fe%20Trail%20diary%20transcription.pdf; Internet; accessed
10 October 2012
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Name of Property
County and State
associated artifact assemblages, sometimes buried and sometimes not, that can inform on the use of the trail
during its period of significance. Though no such surveys have been undertaken on this trail segment, there is
every reason to believe that the presence of such an assemblage is possible. These swales and their
contributing land area have the potential to yield important information to understanding the use and nature of
this branch road of the Cimarron Route, including patterns of use and change over time, evolving trade
patterns, cultural interactions, and possibly even be able to narrow the dates of use. Study of both the remnant
trail segment and adjacent archeological features can provide valuable insight into the evolving patterns of
historic development in this region. This site likely contains data which may be vital to any wider study of the
19th-century trade and economic development. Further investigation could address key questions regarding
trade and transportation variability and change and may illuminate why travelers shifted away from this route.
Excavation could also provide additional social data including better estimates of the frequency of use during
various phases of history, the role played by various ethnic and social groups, and the nature of trail users,
material culture and the production, distribution, and consumption of commodities.10
Zeiler Crossing (Cimarron River) DAR Marker
The Zeiler Crossing (Cimarron River) Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Marker was placed
in 1907 and was the only trail-related DAR marker erected in Stevens County.11 Kansas State Historical
Society Secretary George W. Martin recorded in his report of the marking of the Old Trail in December 1907,
“Stevens County has but one marker, as the Trail followed the Cimarron river across one corner.” 12 It was
probably moved at some point within the vicinity of the site.
As far as can be told, the connection between the name Zeiler and this site originates from the family
who owned this property in the early 20th century. An obituary was published for Margaret Russell (full name –
Margaret Marie Zeiler Joels Russell), who died August 14, 2008 at the age of 92. Born on February 29, 1916
in Hugoton, she was one of four children of Jerry H. and Bessie R. (Gustafson) Zeiler. According to the
obituary, her parents had lived along the Cimarron River in Stevens County, and her father was a school
teacher and grocery store owner in the Hugoton area.13
Summary
The Santa Fe Trail – Steven County Segment 1 is a 1.03-mile segment of the Cimarron Route between
Lower Spring and Middle Spring. This segment along the river was used throughout the course of the trail and
was marked by the Kansas Society Daughters of the American Revolution in 1907.
10
Kansas State Historical Society, Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail Multiple Property Documentation
Form (Revised). August 2012, F116. Citation covers paragraph.
11
Cordry, 140-141.
12
Ibid.
13
The Hugoton (KS) Hermes, 28 August 2008.
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Stevens County, Kansas
Name of Property
County and State
9. Major Bibliographical References
Beachum, Larry M. William Becknell, Father of the Santa Fe Trade. El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1982.
Brown, Joseph and George Sibley. A Portable Map of the Road to Santa Fe, With Notes and Directions For the use of
Travellers, Field Book of 1825-1827 survey [transcription on-line]; available from http://www.santafetrail.org/aboutus/scholarly-research/sibley-survey/Appendix_A.pdf; Internet; accessed 10 October 2012.
Chalfant, William Y. Cheyennes and Horse Soldiers: The 1857 Expedition and the Battle of Solomon's Fork (Norman:
University of Oklahoma Press, 1989).
Connelley, William E. A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans Vol. I & III. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1918-1919.
Cordry, Mrs. T.A. [Almira]. The Story of the Marking of the Santa Fe Trail by the Daughters of the American Revolution in
Kansas and the State of Kansas. Topeka: Crane and Company, 1915.
Franzwa, Gregory M. Maps of the Santa Fe Trail. St. Louis, MO: The Patrice Press, 1989.
Hicks, Virginia Pierce. “Historic Spots on Old Santa Fe Trail,” History of Kearny County Kansas, Volume 1 (1964).
The Hugoton (KS) Hermes, 28 August 2008.
Kansas State Historical Society. Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail Multiple Property Documentation Form
(Revised). August 2012.
Kuchler, A.W. “A New Vegetation Map of Kansas,” Ecology 55, No. 3 (1974): 586-604.
Schoewe, W.E. “The Geography of Kansas, Part II: Physical Geography.” Transactions of the Kansas Academy of
Science 52, no. 3 (1949): 280, 311-330.
Stahl, Francis (Frank) M. & John Meredith (transcriber). Santa Fe Trail Diary: Cattle drive from Leavenworth, Kansas to
Fort Union, New Mexico. Unpublished, 1865, 2008 [electronic transcription on-line]; available from
http://www.frankstahlbio.net/Frank%20Stahl%20Santa%20Fe%20Trail%20diary%20transcription.pdf; Internet;
accessed 10 October 2012
Wedel, Waldo R. “An Introduction to Kansas Archeology.” Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology,
Bulletin (1959): 8.
Previous documentation on file (NPS):
preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67 has been
Requested)
previously listed in the National Register
previously determined eligible by the National Register
designated a National Historic Landmark
recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey #____________
recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # ____________
Primary location of additional data:
x State Historic Preservation Office
Other State agency
Federal agency
Local government
University
Other
Name of repository: Kansas Historical Society
Historic Resources Survey Number (if assigned): _N/A___________________________________________________________________
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Stevens County, Kansas
Name of Property
County and State
10. Geographical Data
Acreage of Property
68.60 acres
(Do not include previously listed resource acreage)
Latitude/Longitude Coordinates
Datum = WGS84
[REDACTED]
Verbal Boundary Description (describe the boundaries of the property)
[REDACTED]
Boundary Justification (explain why the boundaries were selected)
The boundary includes the DAR marker and trail swales with a 50-meter (164-foot) contributing land area around the
swales as required by the multiple property nomination.
11. Form Prepared By
name/title
Amanda Loughlin, Sarah Martin, & Laura Groves
organization Kansas Historical Society
th
date August 2012
street & number 6425 SW 6 Ave
telephone (785)272-8681
city or town Topeka
state KS
e-mail
zip code 66615-1099
[email protected]
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Name of Property
County and State
Additional Documentation
Submit the following items with the completed form:



Maps: A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location.
A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Key all
photographs to this map.
Continuation Sheets
Additional items: (Historic images, maps, etc.)
Photographs:
Name of Property:
City or Vicinity:
County/State:
Photographer:
Date of Photos:
Santa Fe Trail – Stevens County Segment 1
Hugoton vicinity
Stevens County, KS
Laura Groves
12 October 2012
Description of Photograph(s) and number:
1 of 6.
2 of 6.
3 of 6.
4 of 6.
5 of 6.
6 of 6.
Looking south along swale (filled with yucca).
Looking south along path of swale, showing landscape.
Looking south along swale on east side of mound with windmill.
Looking southeast toward Cimarron River across swales.
Looking northeast along swale.
Looking northeast, showing swales within landscape.
Property Owner:
(complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO)
name
On file with SHPO.
street & number
telephone
city or town
state
zip code
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County and State
Figure 1.
[REDACTED]
Figure 2.
[REDACTED]
Figure 3.
[REDACTED]
Figure 4.
[REDACTED]
Figure 5.
[REDACTED]
Figure 6.
Santa Fe Trail – Stevens County Segment 1 (Schmidt’s Ruts).
Detail of “Map of the Indian Territory Northern Texas and New Mexico Showing the Great
Western Plains.” [REDACTED]
Josiah Gregg.
1844.
The University of Tulsa’s website:
http://www.lib.utulsa.edu/speccoll/collections/maps/gregg/Gregg%20%20complete.jpg
(accessed 29 February 2012).
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Name of Property
County and State
Figure 7.
Santa Fe Trail – Stevens County Segment 1 (Schmidt’s Ruts).
[REDACTED]
June 1868-March 1870 Timeline Map of the Santa Fe Trail.
National Park Service GIS.
http://www.nps.gov/safe/historyculture/map-timeline-3.htm
Accessed 9 October 2012.
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Santa Fe Trail – Stevens County Segment 1
Stevens County, Kansas
Name of Property
County and State
Photo Key Plan.
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Boundary Map.
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Contextual Map.
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