Historical Markers

FATHER JUAN DE PADILLA & QUIVIRAIn 1540 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado marched north from Mexico with 300 Spaniards in search of "The Seven Golden...

Here, and for the next 300 miles west, Highway 56 roughly follows the old Santa Fe Trail, and frequently crosses it. White settlement began...

This marker, set by The Daughters of the American Revolution and the state of Kansas in 1906, commemorates the Santa Fe Trail where it...

The Fort Hays-Fort Dodge Road is an interesting trail crossing the eastern part of Hodgeman County. The road was used to haul freight from...

"The hatchet Lady" began her crusade against alcohol by smashing her first saloon with rocks & bricks on July 6, 1899 in Kiowa, Kansas....

President Gerald R. Ford and Senator Robert J. Dole launched the 1976 Presidential campaign on this site on August 20, 1976.rn

A permanent, cut stone marker identifies the location of the Chisholm Trail that led to the largest cattle market of its time in the...

Walk the same path taken by the Daltons in 1892 as they attempted to rob two banks simultaneously. Markers show the location of the...

Visit our website to learn about the many historic sites and markers found throughout Merriam. Please remember--some listings are private residences and may be...

Long before white men settled Kansas this region was the home of Pawnee Indians. French traders in the late 1700's named those along this...