SFGT: Mahaffie Stage Stop Traditional Geocache
SFGT: Mahaffie Stage Stop
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This cache is part of the larger Santa Fe Trail GeoTour: santafetrail.org/geocaching This cache is located in the visitors center. Hours of operation are: Monday through Saturday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Sundays. 1200 Kansas City Road in Olathe, Kansas. (913) 971-5111
Be sure to visit www.santafetrail.org/geocaching to learn about the PASSPORT ACTIVITY to accompany this Geo Tour. Containers on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail Geo Tour are military ammunition canisters, or could be concealed in a small trunk, or Brochure-Holder boxes, with an identifying Santa Fe Trail Association yellow sticker on the top of the box, under the handle. Each cache contains a variety of items that provide information about the Santa Fe Trail as well as swag items. The farmstead was a stage station on the road from Westport, and dinners were served in the basement of the house. The two-story native limestone house was constructed in 1865 and is the only known Santa Fe Trail stage station that is open to the public. It is owned and operated by the city of Olathe. The Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site offers a unique hands on experience for visitors of all ages focusing on 1860s farming, frontier life and stagecoach travel while preserving the nationally significant Mahaffie Story. The Heritage Center exhibit, "I knew it was a Fine Country", tells the stories of the Mahaffie family, early Olathe and Johnson County, the western trails and stagecoach travel. The exhibit includes a 12 minute film offering more of the site's history. The video "Border War Voices" allows visitors to learn about what settlers went through during the Border War era. The video was co-produced by Wide Awake Films and generously funded through the Kansas Humanities Council. Please park in the Heritage Center parking lot to begin your visit to Mahaffie. GPS users, please enter 1200 Kansas City Road Olathe, KS as your address instead of 1100 Kansas City Road.
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