1863 - 1870
Built under Brigadier General James H. Carleton. Firt Post Commander Captain Peter W.L. Plympton with Company F, 7th U.S. Infantry and Company 1st New Mexico Volunteer Cavalry. Named after Captain George N. Bascom, 16th U.S. Infantry. Officers quarters constructed of sandstone and roofed with poles and earth. All other buildings constructed of adobe.| HM Number | HM175I |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Placed By | Fort Bascom Trading Post Business |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 9:35am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13S E 616255 N 3893651 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 35.17910000, -103.72323333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 10.746', W 103° 43.394' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 10' 44.76" N, 103° 43' 23.64" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 505 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 319-381 E Main St, Tucumcari NM 88401, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Comments 0 comments