[PAR] [TLE] Trapper's Trail [SEP] The Trapper's Trail is a north-south path along the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains that links the Great Platte River Road at Fort Laramie and the Santa Fe Trail at Bent's Old Fort.  Along this path there were a number of trading posts, also called trading forts.  It was an important trade route for animal trappers and fur traders in the North American fur trade from about 1820-1846. [PAR] [TLE] Santa Fe Trail [SEP] The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Independence, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, it served as a vital commercial highway until the introduction of the railroad to Santa Fe in 1880.  Santa Fe was near the end of the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro which carried trade from Mexico City.
[PAR] [TLE] Trapper 's Trail [ SEP ] The Trapper 's Trail is a north - south path along the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains that links the Great Platte River Road at Fort Laramie and the Santa Fe Trail at Bent 's Old Fort . Along this path there were a number of trading posts , also called trading forts . It was an important trade route for animal trappers and fur traders in the North American fur trade from about 1820 - 1846 . [PAR] [TLE] Santa Fe Trail [ SEP ] The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th - century transportation route through central North America that connected Independence , Missouri with Santa Fe , New Mexico . Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell , it served as a vital commercial highway until the introduction of the railroad to Santa Fe in 1880 . Santa Fe was near the end of the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro which carried trade from Mexico City .
The Trapper's Trail links the Great Platte River Road at Fort Laramie and a trail pioneered in 1821 by who?
The Trapper 's Trail links the Great Platte River Road at Fort Laramie and a trail pioneered in 1821 by who ?
William Becknell
William Becknell