"THE PRE-1859 DRY ROUTE"
The Original Dry Route

Site E-8

The Pre-1859 Dry Route Stegman Ruts Marker

BRANCH: The Pre-1859 Dry Route
DESIGNATION: Stegman Rut
LOCATION: From the Site E-7 marker proceed west 1.6 miles, left 1.8 miles to U.S. 50/56, right 1.3 miles right 3.8 miles, left .4 mile to the marker on the right.
GPS AT MARKER: N37 53.531 -- W99 35.312
TOPOGRAPHICAL EVIDENCE: None
USGS AERIAL PHOTO: Stegman Rut
MODERN DAY MAP: Santa Fe Trail Map Ford County, Kansas
TOPOGRAPHIC MAP: Topographic Map
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: A single rut runs west from the marker.
HISTORIC DESCRIPTION: None
DISTANCE: NA
COMMENTS: This rut has been plowed up, a slight trace of the rut still remains in 2003
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SE 1/4, Section 11, T-25-S, R-21-W, Ford County, Kansas.

The Pre-1859 Dry Route Stegman Ruts Plaque

The Pre-1859 Dry Route Stegman Rut

Township 25 South of Range 21 West, Ford County, Kansas Township 25 South of Range 21 West, Ford County, Kansas

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