Franklin
"Cradle of the Santa Fe Trail"
This Trail
One of the Great Highways of the World
Stretched nearly one thousand miles from
Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico
"From Civilization to Sundown"
[Relief Caption]
Captain William Becknell of Franklin
"Father of the Santa Fe Trail"
With four companions, led the first organized
trade expedition to Santa Fe, September 1st, 1821
Marker is on Broadway, in the median.
Courtesy hmdb.org
