Wagon Mound

E of Wagon Mound on U.S. 85, Wagon Mound, New Mexico. County/parish: Mora.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000478.

2 contributing sites.

Also known as:

  • Santa Clara Spring

From Wikipedia:

Wagon Mound

The Wagon Mound is a butte that was a major landmark for pioneers along the Cimarron Cutoff of the Old Santa Fe Trail, a well-known settlement route connecting St. Louis, Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is located just east of Wagon Mound, New Mexico, a village named after the butte. The butte is a designated National Historic Landmark, along with Santa Clara Canyon, a site just northwest of the village where travelers on the trail frequently camped and took on water.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77846996

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