SFGT: Near 6-Mile Station Traditional Geocache
SFGT: Near 6-Mile Station
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This cache is part of the larger Santa Fe Trail GeoTour: santafetrail.org/geocaching This cache is located along a county, all-weather, gravel road. Parking is along the edge, with little traffic. A short walk through ditch to cache site. Beware of snakes & other crawly things.
Be sure to visit www.santafetrail.org/geocaching to learn about the PASSPORT ACTIVITY to accompany this Geo Tour. The container at this site on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail Geo Tour is a large Bison canister, and contains a logbook as well as a few swag items. This cache is located approximately 1/2 mile from the remains of the Six Mile Creek Crossing and Stage Station Site. The Six Mile Creek crossing and stage station site are on the road that runs south from US Highway 56 toward the town of Burdick, Kansas, and just south of the bridge over Six Mile Creek. Six Mile Creek was named because it is 6 miles from the Santa Fe Trail site known as Diamond Spring. There are good trail ruts coming into the crossing site from the east, but the actual crossing is no longer visible. The stage station opened about 1863 after the Diamond Spring station was destroyed. The station was in use until 1866 or 1867, when the stage line moved to Junction City, Kansas, because of railroad construction. A ranching operation was headquartered at this site after the station was abandoned, and the station building served as the ranch house until after the turn of the century. Today only the basement walls and some debris from the upper stories can be seen, with some trail ruts nearby. This is located on private property, but the remains can be seen from a driveway. A Daughters of American Revolution Santa Fe Trail marker is also located at the driveway entrance.
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Haqre gur fvta.