Details for Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail Gregg Route, 1840
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5375002018
Data
| Marker Number | 2018 |
| Atlas Number | 5375002018 |
| Marker Title | Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail Gregg Route, 1840 |
| Index Entry | Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail Gregg Route, 1840 |
| Address | SH 136 |
| City | Amarillo |
| County | Potter |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 259546 |
| UTM Northing | 3914427 |
| Subject Codes | roads |
| Marker Year | 1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Amarillo, take SH 136 about 12 miles northeast (Marker is just south of junction of SH 136 and Route 293). |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Southwest of this marker are dim traces of overland trail to connect river ports of Fort Smith and Van Buren, Ark. with Santa Fe, a trade and travel center since 1609. This road was pioneered by Josiah Gregg, a Santa Fe trader who first passed this point on March 15, 1840. Many goldseekers later used his route--from the summer of 1849, when worldwide "fever" drew them to California. The Gregg Route, in the days before barbed wire, regularly was traveled by military parties, hunters, and traders. (1964) |