The Santa Fe Trail was key in westward expansion in the United States. (Courtesy of Dave Kendall) Dave Kendall's interest in history has always been at the forefront of his life. He enjoys learning.

Modern maps of the Santa Fe Trail nearly always show two branches ... From Adobe Walls the trail tracked west to Atascosa and crossed to the south side of the Canadian and followed the river ...

Jul. 16—Marla Matkin admires the adventurous spirit and wanderlust that sparked Marion Sloan Russell to travel the Santa Fe Trail five times, starting when she was just 7.

In this clip, National Park Service Historian Bob Moore as he discusses an exhibit in the Museum of Westward Expansion. The exhibit details… read more In this clip, National Park Service ...

It was the start of a lifelong love affair with horses that's led to plans for an endurance race over the Santa Fe Trail ... about trading and the expansion in the West," said Rita Napier ...

After William Becknell traveled down the Santa Fe Trail in September 1821, the West would never be the same. “(The Santa Fe Trail) was the first commerce trail from Missouri to Santa Fe,” said ...

Gameloft The iconic video game “The Oregon Trail” is back with a new version ... “For Indigenous Peoples, westward expansion was not an adventure but an invasion,” they write.