Historic Trails and Roads in Colorado: Santa Fe Trail, Independence, Missouri, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Douglas County, Kansas, Baldwin City

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Santa Fe Trail, Independence, Missouri, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Douglas County, Kansas, Baldwin City, Kansas, Council Grove, Kansas, Cimarron, New Mexico, Franklin, Missouri, Bonner Springs, Kansas, Old Spanish Trail, Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, Overland Trail, Imus Ranch, Great Osage Trail, Cherokee Trail, Kansas Soldiers’ Home, Raton Pass, Fort Dodge, Fort Larned National Historic Site, Westport, Kansas City, Fort Aubrey, Council Grove Historic District, Camp Nichols, Council Grove’s Post, Glorieta Pass, Tooth of Time, Wagon Bed Spring, Trinidad History Museum, Pawnee Rock, Goodnight-Loving Trail, The Plains Across, Point of Rocks, Trapper’s Trail, Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race Endurance Ride. Excerpt: Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson (primarily) and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. In 2010, The city had a total population of 116,830 and is the county seat of Jackson County, and is known as the “Queen City of the Trails” because it was a point of departure of the California, Oregon and Santa Fe Trails. The city also played a pivotal role in the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement, and is home to the international headquarters of several Latter Day Saint denominations, most notably the Community of Christ (formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), whose Temple is located there. Other Latter Day Saint denominations headquartered in the city include the Church of Christ (Temple Lot) and the Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite), among others. A number of Restoration Branches are also located in and around Independence. Independence was originally inhabited by Missouri and Osage Indians, followed by the Spanish and a brief French tenure. It became part of the Uni…

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