Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail (HMUTQ)

Location: Cimarron, NM 87714 Colfax County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 30.625', W 104° 55.052'

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Side A:
The difficulty of bringing caravans over rocky and mountainous Raton Pass kept most wagon traffic on the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail until the 1840's. Afterwards, the Mountain Branch, which here approaches Raton Pass, became more popular with traders, immigrants, gold seekers, and government supply trains.

Side B:
Opened by William Becknell in 1821, the Santa Fe Trail became the major trade route to Santa Fe from Missouri River towns. The two main branches, the Cimarron Cutoff and the Mountain Branch, joined at Watrous. Travel over the Trail ceased with the coming of the railroad in 1879.
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HM NumberHMUTQ
Series This marker is part of the Santa Fe Trail series
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Placed ByNew Mexico Historic Preservation Division
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Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 2:54pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 507384 N 4040566
Decimal Degrees36.51041667, -104.91753333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 30.625', W 104° 55.052'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 30' 37.50" N, 104° 55' 3.12" W
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Area Code(s)505
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 212 E 10th St, Cimarron NM 87714, US
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