Finney County Point of Rocks
National Register of Historic Places

Finney County Point of Rocks

Pierceville, Finney County, Kansas
Listed
July 16, 2013
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
13000487

About this property

Finney County Point of Rocks, near Mansfield, Kansas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. It was a landmark on the Santa Fe Trail, in the section between the Lower and Upper Arkansas River crossings, before travelers had to choose between the Mountain Route or the Cimmaron Route of the trail. The listed site is 304.79 acres (123.34 ha) in area and includes the highest rocky outcropping along the trail in that vicinity. Media related to Finney County Point of Rocks (Kansas) at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Pierceville, Finney County, Kansas
37.90717, -101.72101

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Finney County Point of Rocks listed on the National Register?

Finney County Point of Rocks was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 2013.

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Finney County Point of Rocks is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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