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August 11, 2012
McCoy Park Exhibit Dedication in Missouri
Five exhibit panels covering the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California national historic trails were dedicated Saturday, August 11, 2012 in McCoy Park, Independence, Missouri.

Did You Know?

A barbed wire fence and windmill are near the Point of Rocks formation on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail in New Mexico

Opened in 1821, the Santa Fe Trail became the lifeline for protection and communication between Missouri and Santa Fe. Military forts opened along the route to protect trail travel and trade, and freighting and merchant operations boomed.