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LA Junta Tribune After William Becknell traveled down the Santa Fe Trail in September 1821, the West would never be the same. “(The Santa Fe Trail) was the first commerce trail from Missouri to Santa Fe,” said Linda Bourne, committee member for the Bent’s Fort Chapter’s 2021 Santa Fe Trail Bicentennial Symposium. “There’s a lot of history along the way.” The Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail’s ope...