Population 2,968 ~ Elevation 4,969
Trade caravans and homesteaders traveling the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail passed near here. Clayton was founded in 1887 and named for the son of cattleman and ex-Senator Stephen W. Dorsey, one of its developers. It became a major livestock shipping center for herds from the Pecos Valley and the Texas Panhandle.HM Number | HM11CO |
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Series | This marker is part of the Santa Fe Trail series |
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Placed By | New Mexico Historic Preservation Division |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 10:18pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13S E 658904 N 4037291 |
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Decimal Degrees | 36.46773333, -103.22645000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 28.064', W 103° 13.587' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 28' 3.84" N, 103° 13' 35.22" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 505 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 683-721 Unnamed Road, Clayton NM 88415, US |
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