 Logo Indicates
Certified Santa Fe National Historic Trail Sites
Sites on the National Register of Historic Places are noted (NRHP)
National Historic Landmarks are noted (NHL)
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| Santa Fe Trail Site
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Description
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| Middle Crossings
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The Middle Crossings of the Arkansas River to the
Cimarron River extended from The Caches site, about 2 miles west of Dodge
City, to as far as Charleston, 26 miles farther west. US Highway 50 along
the Arkansas River closely follows the Trail route and passes by the crossing
sites. Wagons were able to cross the Arkansas River
virtually anywhere in this region due to its shallow flows. The Middle Crossings
were the scenes of numerous Indian attacks during the Trail era.
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