Near Los Alamos in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Senator Clinton P. Anderson Scenic Route
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2015
1. Senator Clinton P. Anderson Scenic Route Marker
great public servant and statesman
for more than 30 years
U.S. Representative, Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Senator. One of our nations architects in the fields of agriculture, conservation, health, space exploration, atomic energy and others.
April 8, 1972
Erected 1972 by The Grateful Citizens of New Mexico.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.
Location. 35° 52.371′ N, 106° 13.983′ W. Marker is near Los Alamos, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County. It is on State Highway 502 3.3 miles east of Central Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Marker and monument are located in a pull-out on the east side of the highway, overlooking the Rio Grande Valley. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Los Alamos NM 87544, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Los Alamos (approx. 0.8 miles away); Los Alamos Project Main Gate Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bradbury Science Museum (approx. 3.7 miles away); Pentagon 9/11 Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Manhattan Project Era Cafeteria
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1. Trail Dust: Clinton P. Anderson went from newsman to senator. Like many other TB victims, 22-year-old Clinton P. Anderson came to New Mexico to be cured or to die. That was in 1917 and his doctor in South Dakota had given him six months to live. In time, he would serve New Mexico in the U.S. House of Representatives, as secretary of Agriculture, and in the U.S. Senate, 1948-1972. (Submitted on November 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Clinton P. Anderson. Clinton Andersons career as a Senator was highlighted by his position as a champion of the space program. He was instrumental in funding NASA while leading the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences from 1963 to 1973. As chair of the committee during Americas most active period of space exploration, and the climax of the “Space Race” with the Soviet Union, Anderson held a key policy-making role in Washington and was one of NASAs greatest advocates. (Submitted on November 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2015
2. Senator Clinton P. Anderson Scenic Route Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2015
3. Senator Clinton P. Anderson Overlook Map & Legend
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2015
4. Rio Grande Valley
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 670 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
