Santa Fe Trail-Rice County Trail Segments

Santa Fe Trail-Rice County Trail Segments are historic sites in Rice County, Kansas which preserve segments of the historic Santa Fe Trail.

Santa Fe Trail-Rice County Trail Segments
LocationBushton Blacktop (FAS Highway 570), ¾ mile north of U.S. Route 56
Boundary increase (listed July 17, 2013, refnum 13000495): 4th Rd at Ave L, 3/4 mi. no. of US 56
Nearest cityChase, Kansas
Coordinates38.359444°N 98.422222°W / 38.359444; -98.422222
Area16 acres (6.5 ha) (original)
43.68 acres (17.68 ha) (revised)
MPSSanta Fe Trail MPS
NRHP reference No.95000582[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1995

An approximately 16 acres (6.5 ha) area including six of these sites, near Chase, known also as Ralph's Ruts, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1][2]

That area was expanded, adding two more sites, known as Kerns' Ruts, in 2013. These are all west of Chase. This added about 24 acres, reaching a new combined listed area of 43.68 acres (17.68 ha).[3]

Another location near Little River, Kansas, Santa Fe Trail-Rice County Segment 2, with reference number 13000580, was listed on the National Register on August 6, 2013. This added 35.45 acres (14.35 ha) and is located off Ave. P., .75 miles (1.21 km) west of 30th Rd. This is known also ast Fry Ruts and is located at 38°18′15″N 97°57′26″W.[4]

Less public information is available about another site listed on August 6, 2013 as Santa Fe Trail-Rice County Segment 3, with reference number 13000581, in the vicinity of Windom, Kansas. It is address restricted.[5]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Joseph Gallagher; Colleen Hamilton; Brad Mueller (May 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Santa Fe Trail (Rice County Trail Segments) / Ralph's Ruts / NPS Master Plan #93A". National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2017. With four photos from 1991.
  3. Joseph Gallagher; Amanda Loughlin (September 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Santa Fe Trail-Rice County Segment 1 (amendment) / Ralph's & Kerns' Ruts; KHRI #159-0000-00067 & 159-111" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2017. With 15 photos from 2012.
  4. John R. Barry & Amanda K. Loughlin (August 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Santa Fe Trail-Rice County Segment 2 / Fry Ruts, KHRI #159-116" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2017. With six photos from 2012.
  5. "National Register of Historic Places: Santa Fe Trail - Rice County Segment 3". National Park Service.
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