85th and Manchester "Three Trails" Trail Segment

85th and Manchester "Three Trails" Trail Segment is a historic Santa Fe Trail segment located at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. The segment is a deep and wide swale that diverges around a natural rock outcrop and measures approximately 390 feet (120 m) long. The segment may have been on the route of the original Santa Fe trading expedition led by William Becknell in 1821.[2]

85th and Manchester "Three Trails" Trail Segment
85th and Manchester "Three Trails" Trail Segment is located in Missouri
85th and Manchester "Three Trails" Trail Segment
85th and Manchester "Three Trails" Trail Segment is located in the United States
85th and Manchester "Three Trails" Trail Segment
LocationNorthwestern corner of the junction of 85th and Manchester, Kansas City, Missouri
Coordinates38°58′13″N 94°29′55″W / 38.97028°N 94.49861°W / 38.97028; -94.49861
Area1.22 acres (0.49 ha)
MPSSanta Fe Trail MPS
NRHP reference No.12000525[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 22, 2012

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/27/12 through 8/31/12". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. September 7, 2012.
  2. ^ Patterson, Tiffany (December 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: 85th and Manchester 'Three Trails' Trail Segment" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. pp. 5–6. Retrieved March 1, 2017. (includes 4 photographs from 2011)