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The Great Prairie Highway
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Jan 4, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
It was an international road for American and Mexican traders, until 1848, when the Mexican-American War ended, and New Mexico joined the United States. It became a national road for commercial and military freighting, stagecoach travel, emigration, and mail service. On Today's Episode of America's National Parks, the Santa Fe National Historic Trail.
Released:
Jan 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
His Name Was Mudd: On a Sunday in November of 1864, John Wilkes Booth first made the acquaintance of Dr. Samuel Mudd. The men discussed a horse sale, and Booth was invited to spend the night at Mudd's home. On December 23, the two men met again, by accident, on a street in... by America’s National Parks Podcast