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These letters, maps, and reminiscences relate to the Fayetteville road, also known as the Fayetteville Emigrant Trail. This trail started at Arkansas Post in Arkansas, then headed towards the northeast corner of Oklahoma, crossing the Neosho River, entering the state of Kansas in what is now Montgomery County. The trail crossed the Verdigris River about two miles north of the Kansas state line, went through the present-day site of Coffeyville making its way northwest, finally meeting with the Santa Fe Trail at Turkey Creek in McPherson County, Kansas. In total, this trail crossed the following Kansas counties: Montgomery, Chautauqua, Elk, Butler, Harvey, Marion and McPherson.
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
Item Number: 222186
Call Number: History, Trails Coll. #648, Folder: Fayetteville road
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 222186
Collections - Manuscript - History - Trails
Date - 1900s
Environment - Water - Rivers
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Map
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Reminiscence
Places - Counties - Butler
Places - Counties - Chautauqua
Places - Counties - Elk
Places - Counties - Harvey
Places - Counties - Marion
Places - Counties - McPherson
Places - Counties - Montgomery
Places - Other States - Arkansas
Places - Rivers - Neosho
Places - Rivers - Turkey Creek
Places - Rivers - Verdigris
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
Transportation - Trails
Type of Material - Maps
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Manuscript
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