Editing Lost Springs, Kansas (section)

==Area attractions==
[[File:Views of the prairie at Lost Spring Station in Kansas (c0e7e088e2854573878cd97ac4523a66).JPG|thumb|Prairie at Lost Spring Station in June 2016]] 
Lost Springs has one listing on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP).
* [[Santa Fe Trail]]
** Lost Spring<ref name="LostSpringNRHP"/> ([[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]), 2.5&nbsp;mi west of Lost Springs on 340th Street. From the 1820s to the 1870s, one of the most significant land routes in the United States was the [[Santa Fe Trail]], and ran south of the spring.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/safe/planyourvisit/upload/SAFEmap1.pdf Santa Fe Trail map]</ref> Lost Spring was one of the favorite camping spots on the [[Santa Fe Trail]] because it generally had an ample supply of good water.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20100926002018/http://www.santafetrail.org/chapters/cottonwood/Cottonwood-Points-Of-Interest.php Santa Fe Trail Markers], numerous markers in the area.<ref>[http://www.skyways.org/history/lostspri.html Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker 1]</ref><ref>[http://www.santafetrailresearch.com/main-route/lost-spring.html Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker 2]</ref><ref>[http://www.santafetrailresearch.com/trail-photo-02/lost-spring-moving-day.html Lost Spring Marker Moving Day]</ref>
** [http://www.santafetrail.org/chapters/cottonwood/CottonwoodCrossingAutoTour.pdf Santa Fe Trail Self-Guided Auto Tour].