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Santa Fe Trail
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Santa Fe Trail
–noun
an important trade route going between Independence, Missouri, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, used from about 1821 to 1880.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Santa Fe Trail  
A trade route to the southwest United States extending about 1,287 km (800 mi) westward from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico. First traversed in 1821, it was the primary wagon and stage route to the Southwest until the coming of the railroad in 1880.

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santa fe trail

noun
a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century 

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Santa Fe Trail

Trail extending from Independence, Missouri, southwest to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Note: Important route used by settlers moving west.

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