TRANSPORTATION · HISTORICAL MARKER

First Santa Fe Pack Train

Council Grove, Kansas
· 1821 - 1921
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The first pack train to pass over the Santa Fe Trail was led by Wm. Becknell, and its one hundredth anniversary was celebrated with a homecoming in Council Grove from June 27 to July 2.
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