Sante Fe Trail Remains, also known as Santa Fe Trail Ruts, is a two mile (3 km) section of the former 1200 miles (1,931.2 km) long Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1822 by William Becknell, it served as a vital commercial and military highway until the introduction of the railroad to Santa Fe in 1880...

 that is the "longest continuous stretch of clearly defined Santa Fe Trail rut remains in Kansas."

It was declared a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

 in 1963.

It is located nine miles (14 km) west of Dodge City, Kansas

Dodge City, Kansas

Dodge City is a city in, and the county seat of, Ford County, Kansas, United States. Named after nearby Fort Dodge, the city is famous in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,340.-History:The first settlement of...

 on US 50.

There are other sections of Santa Fe Trail ruts that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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.