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DOCUMENT Full-Text Jennifer L.B. Milligan.

During the period after Mexico established its independence from Spanish rule in 1821, trade between the eastern and western halves of the United States thrived, inducing the development of various trail networks (National Park Service 2014). Among these was the Old Spanish Trail, whose routes spanned much of the Southwest extending between Santa Fe, New Mexico, through Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and eventually into Los Angeles, California. The trail was used by a variety of groups...