Herrmann Ruts aka The Big Rut

"THE POST-1859 DRY ROUTE"

BRANCH: The Post-1859 Dry Route
DESIGNATION: Herrmann Ruts
LOCATION: From the Site F-11 Marker return to the road and continue west 1.5 miles, left 5 miles, right 2 miles, and left .6 mile to the marker on the right.
GPS AT MARKER: N37 58.667 -- W99 26.510
GPS AT THE BIG RUTS: N37 58.606 -- W99 26.575
GPS FROM NEAREST COUNTY ROAD: N37 59.166 -- W99 26.510
TOPOGRAPHICAL EVIDENCE: None
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: Multiple ruts, some of large proportion, begin 36 yards southwest of the marker.
USGS AERIAL PHOTO: Herrmann Ruts
MODERN DAY MAP: Santa Fe Trail Map Edwards County, Kansas
TOPOGRAPHIC MAP: Topographic Map
HISTORIC DESCRIPTION: None
DISTANCE: NA
COMMENTS: None
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SE 1/4, Section 7, T-24-S, R-19-W, Edwards County, Kansas.

Township 24 South of Range 19 West, Edwards County, Kansas

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