Last updated: June 28, 2024
Place
Fuller's Ranch and Running Turkey Creek
Photo/NPS
Quick Facts
Location:
At the intersection of Main and Highway 56 at Galva, Kansas, go 1 mile east to 22nd Avenue. Turn south and travel approximately 2 miles. The site of Fuller's Ranch was on the right (west) side of 22nd Avenue prior to the intersection of Iron Horse Road. The Running Turkey Creek Crossing was on the left side of 22nd Avenue, to the east of the marker which commemorates Fuller's Ranch.
Significance:
A stop on the Santa Fe Trail
Designation:
National Register of Historic Places - part of the Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail
MANAGED BY:
Privately owned
Amenities
1 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
In 1855, Charles O. Fuller established a ranch adjacent to the Big Turkey/Running Turkey Creek Crossing and provided accommodations for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. This was probably the first white settlement in McPherson County. A post office named Big Turkey was located in the bend of the creek as shown in the 1884 McPherson County Atlas. In 1965, a monument was erected to mark the approximate location of Fuller's Ranch.
Site Information
Location (At the intersection of Main and Highway 56 at Galva, Kansas, go 1 mile east to 22nd Avenue. Turn south and travel approximately 2 miles. The site of Fuller's Ranch was on the right (west) side of 22nd Avenue prior to the intersection of Iron Horse Road. The Running Turkey Creek Crossing was on the left side of 22nd Avenue, to the east of the marker which commemorates Fuller's Ranch.)