Dinner Stage Station

"THE POST-1859 DRY ROUTE"

BRANCH: The Post-1859 Dry Route
DESIGNATION: Dinner Station
LOCATION: From the Site F-14 Marker, return to the road and continue west 1.5 miles and left 1 mile to the marker on the left.
GPS AT MARKER: N37 51.338 -- W99 35.320
TOPOGRAPHICAL EVIDENCE: None
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: None
USGS AERIAL PHOTO: Dinner Station
MODERN DAY MAP: Santa Fe Trail Map Ford County, Kansas
TOPOGRAPHIC MAP: Topographic Map
HISTORIC DESCRIPTION: A campsite on the stage company's route.
DISTANCE: From Big Coon Creek, 8 miles.

Excerpted From Distances From Lawrence
Kansas to Fort Lyon, Colorado Territory
To Miles

Fort Larned 32

Rock Hollow 9

Big Coon Creek 15

Dinner Station 8

Arroyo Blanco 8

Little Coon Creek 4

Arkansas River 10

Adkin(s)'s Ranch (Site of Ft. Dodge) 1

Lawrence Kansas Weekly Tribune January 25, 1866

COMMENTS: By conjecture, this site was used to prepare meals for stage passengers. The marker is placed 1/2 mile southeast of the Santa Fe Trail according to the original township survey map.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SW 1/4, Section 24, T-25-S, R-21-W, Ford County, Kansas.

Excerpted From Distances From Lawrence
Kansas to Fort Lyon, Colorado Territory
To	Miles
Fort Larned	32
Rock Hollow	9
Big Coon Creek	15
Dinner Station	8
Arroyo Blanco	8
Little Coon Creek	4
Arkansas River	10
Adkin(s)'s Ranch (Site of Ft. Dodge)	1
Lawrence Kansas Weekly Tribune	January 25, 1866

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

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