▁Madonna ▁of ▁the ▁Gro ve , ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁land mark ▁design ation ; ▁it ▁has ▁also ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁the ▁elements , ▁with ▁a ▁shelter ed ▁tree ▁section ▁set ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁stone ▁house . ▁ ▁Tra il ▁section ▁The ▁exact ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Tra il ▁between ▁Council ▁Gro ve ▁and ▁points ▁east ▁varied ▁over ▁time , ▁and ▁was ▁ch anne led ▁onto ▁Main ▁Street ▁when ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁pl atted . ▁ ▁A ▁relatively ▁und ist urbed ▁section ▁of ▁w agon ▁r uts ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁migration ▁were ▁found ▁about ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Council ▁Gro ve . ▁ ▁Historic ▁buildings ▁Three ▁buildings ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁historic ▁period ▁of ▁migration ▁by ▁w agon ▁are ▁also ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁district . ▁ ▁The ▁S eth ▁H ays ▁House , ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁south west ▁corner ▁of ▁Hall ▁and ▁Wood ▁Stre ets , ▁is ▁a ▁single - story ▁brick ▁house , ▁built ▁about ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁by ▁S eth ▁H ays , ▁the ▁first ▁white ▁sett ler ▁in ▁Morris ▁County . ▁ ▁H ays ' s ▁first ▁home ▁was ▁a ▁log ▁cabin ▁on ▁Main ▁Street , ▁which ▁he ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁H ays ▁Ta vern ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁better ▁serve ▁the ▁car av ans ▁passing ▁through . ▁ ▁The ▁Last ▁Ch ance ▁Store , ▁located ▁at ▁Main ▁and ▁Ch aut