NEUTRAL
Franklin
New Franklin, United States
<br><br><center> This Trail<br> One of the Great Highways of the World<br> Stretched nearly one thousand miles from<br> Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico<br> "From Civilization to Sundown"<br><br> [Relief Caption]<br> Captain William Becknell of Franklin<br> "Father of the Santa Fe Trail"<br> With four companions, led the first organized<br> trade expedition to Santa Fe, September 1st, 1821</center>