BARTON COUNTY, KS

SANTA FE TRAIL SITES:

 

PAWNEE ROCK

GREAT BEND

ELLINWOOD

 

LOCATIONS:

 

PAWNEE ROCK 

Pawnee Rock State Park

631 N Centre St.

Pawnee Rock, KS 67567

 

LOCATIONS:

 

FORT ZARAH

East of Great Bend on North Highway 56

WALNUT CREEK CROSSING

2 miles east of Great Bend on South Highway 56

SANTA FE TRAIL MARKER #48

10th St and Frey St, in Great Bend

​DAR MARKER #49

Northwest of Barton County Court House

Jack Kilby Squared

1400 Main St.

 

LOCATIONS:

 

DAR MARKER

North side of Santa Fe Boulevard (US Highway 56) near the United Methodist Church

PAWNEE ROCK

 

LOCATIONS:

 

PAWNEE ROCK 

Pawnee Rock State Park

631 N Centre St.

Pawnee Rock, KS 67567

GREAT BEND

 

LOCATIONS:

 

FORT ZARAH

East of Great Bend on North Highway 56

WALNUT CREEK CROSSING

2 miles east of Great Bend on South Highway 56

SANTA FE TRAIL MARKER #48

10th St and Frey St, in Great Bend

​DAR MARKER #49

Northwest of Barton County Court House

Jack Kilby Squared

1400 Main St.

ELLINWOOD

 

LOCATIONS:

 

DAR MARKER

North side of Santa Fe Boulevard (US Highway 56) near the United Methodist Church

 

 

Barton County Kansas was organized May 16, 1872. It is named after Clara Barton, Civil War nurse, founder of the American Red Cross.

 

• The Santa Fe Trail passed through the Courthouse Square.

 

Known for Cheyenne Bottoms:

 

https://ksoutdoors.com/KDWP-Info/Locations/Wildlife-Areas/Southwest/Cheyenne-Bottoms