Pawnee Rock, one of the most famous and beautiful landmarks on the Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1822 by William Becknell, it served as a vital commercial and military highway until the introduction of the railroad to Santa Fe in 1880...

, is located in Pawnee Rock State Park, just north of Pawnee Rock, Kansas

Pawnee Rock, Kansas

Pawnee Rock is a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 252.-Geography:Pawnee Rock is located at...

, United States

United States

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. Originally over 150 feet (45.7 m) tall, railroad construction stripped it of some 15 to 20 feet (6.1 m) in height for road bed material. Pawnee Rock was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 around 1970.

The site is administrated by the Kansas Historical Society

Kansas Historical Society

The Kansas Historical Society is the official state historical society of Kansas.Headquartered in Topeka, it operates as "the trustee of the state" for the purpose of maintaining the state's history and operates the Kansas Museum of History, Kansas State Archives and Library, Kansas State Capitol...

as the Pawnee Rock State Historic Site.

External links

• Pawnee Rock Kansas State Historical Society.
• Santa Fe Trail Research