NPS Santa Fe National Historic Trail
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  • 29. 100th Meridian Marker

    Small stone upright marker engraved with "100 Meridian" located on grass near a parking area with cement trucks in background.
    100th Meridian Marker

    The 100th degree of longitude long served as a boundary between nations: first between France and Spain; later as the boundary for the Louisiana Purchase between Spain and the U.S.; and finally between Mexico and the U.S. after 1821. Located in Dodge City, the meridian symbolizes the physical demarcation where the east ended and the west began.

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