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DESCRIPTION:
THIS DISTRICT CONTAINS FOUR RUTTED TRACES OF THE SANTA FE TRAIL (CIMARRON CUTOFF) AND A LOCATION KNOWN AS AUTOGRAPH ROCK. THIS SANDSTONE OUTCROP WAS MENTIONED AS A LANDMARK IN CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE FOR TRAVELERS ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL. CARVED INTO THE ROCK ARE NAMES OF TRAVELERS ON THE TRAIL, MOSTLY FROM THE 1850-1865 ERA. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 4/21/94.
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