BRANCH: The Fort Hays/Fort Dodge Road
DESIGNATION: Coddington Ruts
LOCATION: From the Site I-8 Marker, continue south .1 mile, left .1 mile through the town of Alexander, Kansas, right .2 miles to K-96, and right .8 mile. Proceed left 8.2 miles, right .5 mile, and right .5 mile on an access road to an oil pumping unit. To the northwest of the oil tank battery 176 yards is the marker.
GPS AT MARKER: N38 21.402 -- W99 34.699
GPS FROM NEAREST COUNTY ROAD: N38 20.965 -- W99 34.699
TOPOGRAPHICAL EVIDENCE: None
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: Southwest of the marker are multiple ruts.
USGS AERIAL PHOTO: Coddington Ruts
MODERN DAY MAP: Santa Fe Trail Map Rush County, Kansas
TOPOGRAPHIC MAP: Topographic Map
HISTORIC DESCRIPTION: None
DISTANCE: NA
COMMENTS: None
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SW 1/4, Section 31, T-19-S, R-20-W, Rush County, Kansas.
Township 19 South of Range 20 West, Rush County, Kansas
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