Bent Builds and Burns Massive Trading Post on the Santa Fe Trail
The story of the trading post along the Santa Fe Trail that was burned, thought to be caused by William Bent himself.
A “Wandering Princess” Travels the Santa Fe Trail
The story of Susan Shelby Magoffin, from her diary, on the Santa Fe Trail. She describes her experience as “the life of a wandering princess, mine.”
The Military Marches on the Santa Fe Trail, June 1846
As the story goes, upon William Becknell’s return to Missouri in early 1822 from his first successful trip to Santa Fe, he split open a bag full of silver coins that spilled out into the street.
Uncle Dick’s Toll Road
As the story goes, upon William Becknell’s return to Missouri in early 1822 from his first successful trip to Santa Fe, he split open a bag full of silver coins that spilled out into the street.
A Murder on the Santa Fe Trail
As the story goes, upon William Becknell’s return to Missouri in early 1822 from his first successful trip to Santa Fe, he split open a bag full of silver coins that spilled out into the street.
800 Yards in a Day… Hardship on the “Mountain Branch” of the Santa Fe Trail
As the story goes, upon William Becknell’s return to Missouri in early 1822 from his first successful trip to Santa Fe, he split open a bag full of silver coins that spilled out into the street.
The Santa Fe Trail – America’s First International Highway
As the story goes, upon William Becknell’s return to Missouri in early 1822 from his first successful trip to Santa Fe, he split open a bag full of silver coins that spilled out into the street.
A Trail Threaded With Silver
As the story goes, upon William Becknell’s return to Missouri in early 1822 from his first successful trip to Santa Fe, he split open a bag full of silver coins that spilled out into the street.