Santa Fe Trail Markers
In 1902, Kansas Daughters began their dream of service to Kansas history by kicking off a campaign to place markers along the Santa Fe Trail in the state. They secured red granite boulders of varying size for the markers, at a cost of about $16 per boulder. At that time, there were only around 300 members in the entire state, so help from the communities was essential. By 1906, the Daughters had enough money for 70 markers and began to arrange their dedication. One hundred years later, (then) State Regent Shirley S. Coupal chose as her project to survey all the DAR markers on the Santa Fe Trail in Kansas and make whatever repairs were necessary to allow them to proudly stand for another century. Bases were repaired and lettering was refurbished. |
Madonna of the Trail, Council Grove, Kansas
In 1911, the Daughters of the American Revolution established a national committee known as the National Old Trails Road Committee whose work was, primarily, to definitely establish the Old Trails Road as a great National Memorial Highway. The Old Trails Road had traversed twelve states from Maryland to California, traveled by pioneers to points west. www.dar.org/national-society/historic-sites-and-properties/madonna-trail-statue-2 |
El Cuartelejo Scott County, Kansas
Kansas Daughters of the American Revolution have owned the 60' by 500' tract of land containing the pueblo ruins, known as El Cuartelejo, since 1922. The site is unique in that the pueblo settlement, quite active from about 1650 until the 1680s, predates the settlement of Europeans in Kansas. By 1727, the settlement was unoccupied and fell to ruin. Kansas Daughters raised funds to place a monument marking the site and for its upkeep. Four granite cornerstones, engraved with DAR, mark the property lines. In 1964, the property was designated as a National Historic Landmark. Temporary home to several Indian tribes, the site is the north-most site of pueblo culture in North America. The Kansas Society DAR transferred the property to the state of Kansas in 2013 for further development and preservation. |
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