Santa Fe Trail - Cimarron Cutoff / Clayton

Santa Fe Trail - Cimarron Cutoff / Clayton (HM11D4)

Location: Clayton, NM 88415 Union County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 27.427', W 103° 10.245'

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This is a two sided marker
Side A:
Santa Fe Trail
Cimarron Cutoff
The Santa Fe Trail was the major trade route between New Mexico and Missouri from 1821 until arrival of the railroad in 1880. The Cimarron Cutoff, a major branch of the Trail, passed through this portion of northeast New Mexico. Some of the best preserved segments of the Trail route are located at nearby Kiowa National Grasslands, along the Santa Fe National Historic Trail.

Side B:
Clayton
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.
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HM NumberHM11D4
Series This marker is part of the Santa Fe Trail series
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Placed ByNew Mexico Historic Preservation Division
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 10:47pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 663917 N 4036206
Decimal Degrees36.45711667, -103.17075000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 27.427', W 103° 10.245'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 27' 25.62" N, 103° 10' 14.70" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)505
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200-208 Northwest Ave, Clayton NM 88415, US
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