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Santa Fe Trail
The
Santa Fe Trail
was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected
Franklin, Missouri
with
Santa Fe
,
New Mexico
. Pioneered in 1821 by
William Becknell
, it served as a vital commercial highway until the introduction of the
railroad
to Santa Fe in 1880. Santa Fe was near the end of the
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
which carried trade from
Mexico City
.
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