Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A trade route to the southwest United States extending from Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico. First traversed in 1821, it was the primary wagon and stage route to the Southwest until the coming of the railroad in 1880.
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- noun a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century
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Examples
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As soon as Congress declared a state of war and authorized volunteers, Polk decided those mustered into service in Missouri would be sent west along the famous commercial route known as the Santa Fe Trail, that seemingly endless umbilical that for some twenty-five years had linked the American civilization of St. Louis with the trading opportunities of Santa Fe.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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The Santa Fe Trail was the 19th century US territory's vital commercial and military highway link to the Eastern United
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One of the most famous people to have traveled the Santa Fe Trail was the legendary frontiersman Kit Carson.
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He had emerged as a rich potentate by becoming customs collector for the Santa Fe Trail and then levying huge tariffs against American traders and pocketing large proportions of the proceeds.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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On June 16, Kearny and his troops set out upon the Santa Fe Trail.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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He had emerged as a rich potentate by becoming customs collector for the Santa Fe Trail and then levying huge tariffs against American traders and pocketing large proportions of the proceeds.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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Comanche attacks virtually shut down the Santa Fe Trail.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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She was thought to be the first woman ever to travel the Santa Fe Trail, doing so in 1833.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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The first pack trains moved down the Santa Fe Trail in 1821, connecting Missouri to New Mexico with a route that crossed Kansas, Colorado, and Oklahoma.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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When they assisted me out of the coach, they raised their big sombreros with a hearty greeting, "Welcome Don Julian El Bonito" meaning William, the Handsome, and your pretty "Tenderfoot Bride, of the Santa Fe Trail."
Jewish Women: Western Pioneers - Flora Langerman Spiegelberg 2010
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