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The Lane Trail

 
Kansas State Historical Marker
Nemaha County
 
KS, USA
 
 
      Near here the towns of Plymouth and Lexington once stood as outposts on the Lane Trail, approximated today by US-75. Established by James H. Lane in 1856, the trail bypassed proslavery strongholds in Missouri and offered a safe route for free-state settlers entering Kansas.

    Nemaha County
    Rest area at junction south of Sabetha