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Pawnee Rock

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Travelers along the Santa Fe Trail would carved their names into the rock.  General Stephan Kearny passed through here on July 8, 1846 in command of the US Army of the west to fight Mexico over New Mexico and other areas. The historical marker here also mentions that Kit Carson shot a mule by mistake here in 1826 thinking it was a Pawnee.

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Pawnee Rock is located in Kansas

Pawnee Rock, one of the most famous and beautiful landmarks on the Santa Fe Trail, is located in Pawnee Rock State Park, just north of Pawnee Rock, Kansas, United States. Originally over 150 feet (46 m) tall, railroad construction stripped it of some 15 to 20 feet (6.1 m) in height for road bed material. Pawnee Rock was added to the National Register of Historic Places around 1970.

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