Where Trails of the Past Meet the Roads of Today

Trail segments in Western Kansas

Powder Mill Bridge Kansas City, MO

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                                                                                                                                       Trails in the Greater Kansas City Area
Our organization has been locating and marking the trail through the Greater Kansas City Area since the 1990’s which has led to the erection of 162 historic trail markers at trail crossings. Interpretative wayside exhibits have been placed at historic hard points of the trails. Our “Brown signs” indicate the hard points where the trails ran along today’s roads. The routes include the Fort Leavenworth to Fort Scott Military Road, the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails including various branches from the State Line to Gardner Junction and from Fort Leavenworth to the Johnson/Miami county line.

Education and Preservation of The Trails 
Our goal is to educate the public to the historical significance of the trails as they traversed through the Greater Kansas City area.  The country was developed on this basic form of transportation.  Each trail with its own importance; Santa Fe Trail was a trail of commerce.  Oregon Trail was a route of emigrants to discover new territory. California Trail went west to find “gold”. Lewis and Clark to find a primary water route that would link the east to the west.

Historic Frontier Trails Map of Greater Kansas City

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KCAHTA MAP - Learn about the trails in our area

Kansas City Area Historic Trails Association offers a Map of the trail marking locations in and around Johnson County Kansas and the Greater Kansas City area.  There are 2 options to receive one!

1) If you would like one of our maps, simply send a check for $7.00 ($5.00 for the map + $2.00 shipping and handling) along with a  note indicating that you would like a map to our address below. Or one can be sent to you by clicking on the "Purchase A Map" button above. Once we have your mailing information and payment, your map and brochure they will be sent to you.

2) The brochure offers you the chance to Become a KCAHTA member for an amazing $10.00 per year;  or you may chose from other membership levels as well.  Along with your paid membership into KCAHTA you will receive the map for "FREE" and one of our newly designed logo lapel pins!  

Doesn't matter if you live near or far from Kansas City if you are interested in becoming a member or to learn more about the trails this is a great way to do it!
KCAHTA
5400 Johnson Dr. Ste #275
Mission, KS 66205-2911 

Mission/Purpose Statement:

The KANSAS CITY AREA HISTORIC TRAILS ASSOCIATION is organized to work individually or in cooperation with other groups or individuals to promote public awareness of the historic trails in the area and to initiate and coordinate activities to preserve and protect the historic routes, sites and trail remains through research, identification, mapping, marking, interpretation and education. It shall be the purpose of the association to be exclusively charitable and educational within the meaning of Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS PROTECTION STATEMENT





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