Santa Fe Trail

American

noun

an important trade route going between Independence, Missouri, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, used from about 1821 to 1880.

Santa Fe Trail British

/ ˈsæntə ˈfeɪ /

noun

an important trade route in the western US from about 1821 to 1880, linking Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico

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Santa Fe Trail Cultural

Trail extending from Independence, Missouri, southwest to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Important route used by settlers moving west.

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Santa Fe Trail Transportation decision broadened those protections, ruling Section 1981 prohibits racial discrimination in private employment against white people as well as people of color.

From Seattle Times

How El Monte is perceived is a battle that has stretched back decades, he said, and is encapsulated in the mythology surrounding the Santa Fe Trail.

From Los Angeles Times

The couple's bodies were found by police officers and the El Paso County Search and Rescue at 12:25 a.m. adjacent to Fountain Creek just off the Santa Fe Trail.

From Fox News

Their bodies were found by police officers and El Paso County Search and Rescue members early Saturday off the Santa Fe Trail near Fountain Creek.

From Washington Times

Joe Swanson, of Santa Fe Trail Farms, started using bees last summer.

From Washington Times

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