Santa Fe Trail Remains
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Santa Fe Trail Ruts | |
 View of the trail remains in 1975; a monument with plaque is visible in the distance | |
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| Nearest city | Dodge City, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 37°47′31″N 100°11′49″W / 37.79194°N 100.19694°W |
| Area | 140.4 acres (56.8 ha) |
| Built | 1821 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000343[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | May 23, 1963[2] |
The Santa Fe Trail Remains, also known as Santa Fe Trail Ruts, are a two-mile (3 km) section of the former 1,200-mile (1,900 km) long Santa Fe Trail, described as the "longest continuous stretch of clearly defined Santa Fe Trail rut remains in Kansas."[2] Now owned by a preservation organization, the site is visible from a pull-off area on United States Route 50 near Dodge City, Kansas. The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1963.[2][3]
