Bicentennial Celebration / La Bajada

Bicentennial Celebration / La Bajada (HM11B4)

Location: Santa Fe, NM 87507 Santa Fe County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 31.646', W 106° 9.383'

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This is a two sided marker
Side A:
Bicentennial Celebration
This facility was built by the New Mexico State Highway Department to commemorate thebicentennial birthday of the United States. Located 15 miles south of the plaza in Santa Fe, the nation's oldest capital city, the site atop La Bajada (The Descent) affords a spectacular view of the Ortiz, Jemez and Sangre de Cristo Mountains. (See Overlook Tableau)

Side B:
La Bajada
La Bajada, or "the descent," marks the division between the R?o Arriba, or "upper river," and the R?o Abajo, or "lower river," sections of New Mexico. This steep and dangerous grade was long an obstacle to caravan traffic going from the R?o Grande Valley to Santa Fe.
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HM NumberHM11B4
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Placed ByNew Mexico Historic Preservation Division
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Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 4:56pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 395157 N 3932150
Decimal Degrees35.52743333, -106.15638333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 31.646', W 106° 9.383'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 31' 38.76" N, 106° 9' 22.98" W
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Area Code(s)505
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 724 Canam Hwy, Santa Fe NM 87507, US
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