Maps of the Santa Fe Trail
Maps of the Santa Fe Trail

Author: Gregory M. Franzwa

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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Includes maps of that part of the Santa Fe trail that crossed the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico
Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico

Author: Robert M. Utley

Publisher:

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13:

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"The ruins of Fort Union graphically commemorate the achievements of the men who won the West. Located on the route of the Santa Fe Trail where the mountains meet the plains, the fort is centered in a region full of historic events and brimming with the romance of the frontier. As a base of operations for both military and civilian ventures in New Mexico for 40 years, 1851 to 1891, Fort Union played a key role in shaping the destiny of the Southwest." --Page 1.

The Guide to National Parks of the Southwest
The Guide to National Parks of the Southwest

Author: Nicky J. Leach

Publisher: Western National Parks Association

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 1877856142

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A well-organized guide to 52 national parks in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. One of the most complete guides to the national parks ever written. Includes 53 maps and photos.

Fort Union and the Santa Fe Trail
Fort Union and the Santa Fe Trail

Author: Robert M. Utley

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

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Fort Union was established in 1851 by Colonel Edwin V. Sumner in the Wolf Creek Valley of New Mexico. It was an important point on the Santa Fe Trail until 1879, when the coming of the railroad changed the trading patterns that had started with the trail in 1821. Evidence of the past, in the form of crumblings [sic] walls and eroding ruts cut by wagons traversing the prairies, may be seen at Fort Union National monument. Visitors may note that six miles to the south, the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail joined the Cimarron Branch, the ruts still visible from the entrance road to the monument. The author of this study, Robert M. Utley, first researched Fort Union while he was with the National Park Service. He revised and updated his earlier material on the historic site for this study. Since retiring from the Park Service in 1980, he has devoted his time to writing. Two of his nonfiction works, an account of the Lincoln County War in New Mexico and a biography of Custer, won back-to-back Western Heritage awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1988 and 1989 -- Back cover.

Fort Union and the Santa Fe Trail
Fort Union and the Santa Fe Trail

Author: Robert M. Utley

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

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Fort Union was established in 1851 by Colonel Edwin V. Sumner in the Wolf Creek Valley of New Mexico. It was an important point on the Santa Fe Trail until 1879, when the coming of the railroad changed the trading patterns that had started with the trail in 1821. Evidence of the past, in the form of crumblings [sic] walls and eroding ruts cut by wagons traversing the prairies, may be seen at Fort Union National monument. Visitors may note that six miles to the south, the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail joined the Cimarron Branch, the ruts still visible from the entrance road to the monument. The author of this study, Robert M. Utley, first researched Fort Union while he was with the National Park Service. He revised and updated his earlier material on the historic site for this study. Since retiring from the Park Service in 1980, he has devoted his time to writing. Two of his nonfiction works, an account of the Lincoln County War in New Mexico and a biography of Custer, won back-to-back Western Heritage awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1988 and 1989 -- Back cover.