Talk:Monticello Township, Johnson County, Kansas

KCAHTA "California Road" Markers (NW Johnson County)
During Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area skirmishes between Kansas and Missouri raiders, the jumping off points for emigrant wagon trains shifted north from Gardner, Kansas. They followed the Kaw River ridges westward from the Shawnee Methodist Mission which was the same route John Fremont used from Westport Landing to the Wakarusa Valley south of Lawrence, Kansas.

The Kansas City Area Historic Trails Association (KCAHTA) carefully marked this National Historic Trail branch as the "California Road."
 * geoWIZard-Passports 09:58, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Oregon Trail: "California Road" KCAHTA Signage GPSurvey
The Modern Signs of Our Time ''Unique to the metropolitan area, brown metal signs were placed by the Kansas City Area Historic Trails Association (KCAHTA) throughout the county. In addition to the Santa Fe and Oregon-California Trails, these signs also document the California Road (also known as the Westport to Lawrence Road) and the Fort Leavenworth Military Road. Over 350 signs were placed on local roadways at (Kansas Territory land survey section lines) where the trails crossed. ''
 * Pubic Domain Orthoview Map: Created by City of Shawnee (COS) GIS Crew using Garmin GPS field survey waypoints
 * geoWIZard-Passports 10:13, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Topography
Kansas Territory overland wagon trains followed watershed ridges westward from Westport, Kansas City along the John C. Fremont California Road stagecoach route.

Roadside Kansas: A Traveler's Guide to Its Geology an Landmarks by Rex C. Buchanan and James R. McCauley (2010 2nd Ed.) cites the role of John C. Fremont in mapping historic transportation routes (p. 88 &140) ISBN: 978-0-7006-1700-5

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>> Frémont first met frontiersman Kit Carson on a Missouri River steamboat in St. Louis during the summer of 1842. Frémont was preparing to lead his first expedition and was looking for a guide to take him to South Pass. Carson offered his services, as he had spent much time in the area. The five-month journey, made with 25 men, was a success.<< Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Fremont#Third_expedition

Kaw Valley Heritage "River Routes"

 * During pre-Civil War Bleeding Kansas skirmishes (1854-1865), emigrants used the California Road branch of the Oregon Trail and California Trail to reach Lawrence, Kansas from the Missouri River landing at Westport, Kansas City.
 * The Monticello Campground and historic trails crossing were about 12-14 miles west of Thomas Johnson's Shawnee Methodist Mission.
 * geoWIZard-Passports 10:08, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

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