Wetzel Ruts Number 3

"THE WET ROUTE"

BRANCH: The Wet Route
DESIGNATION: Wetzel Ruts #3
LOCATION: From the Site C-17 Marker, return west 870 yards and left 704 yards to the marker.
GPS AT MARKER: N37 46.258 -- W99 31.958
GPS FROM NEAREST COUNTY ROAD: N37 46.258 -- W99 32.513
TOPOGRAPHICAL EVIDENCE: None
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: Multiple ruts remain northeast of the marker in a plowed field.
USGS AERIAL PHOTO: Wetzel Ruts #3
MODERN DAY MAP: Santa Fe Trail Map Edwards County, Kansas
TOPOGRAPHIC MAP: Topographic Map
HISTORIC DESCRIPTION: None
DISTANCE: NA
COMMENTS: The marker is placed east of the Santa Fe Trail according to the original township survey map about .2 mile.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SE 1/4, Section 20, T-26-S, R-20-W, Edwards County, Kansas.

Township 26 South of Range 20 West, Edwards County, Kansas

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