Wagon Mound in Mora County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Santa Fe Trail

1. Santa Fe Trail Marker at Wagon Mound

Inscription.

Santa Fe Trail
(Via: Bent's Fort)
1822 - 1879
Marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Territory of New Mexico
1910

Erected 1910 by Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and the Territory of New Mexico.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 36° 0.537′ N, 104° 42.319′ W. Marker is in Wagon Mound, New Mexico, in Mora County. It is on Catron Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 Catron Ave, Wagon Mound NM 87752, 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,

the Dust Bowl,

and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 5 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sentinel on the Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wagon Mound (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Union National Monument 1851-1891 / Santa Fe Trail (approx. 12½ miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 13.9 miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 13.9 miles away).

Regarding Santa Fe Trail. In 1915, The Story of the Marking of the Santa Fe Trail by the Daughters of the American Revolution in Kansas and the State of Kansas was published. The author was Mrs. T.A. Cordry, Historian of the Kansas D.A.R. In it she wrote that the Trail was an obscure piece of history and that when asked where it was very few could tell you and more often the reply was “Oh, it is out west where the Indians were.”

To preserve this important part of our nation’s history the DAR in Kansas began the monumental task of marking the Trail in Kansas in 1902. Soon chapters of the DAR in Missouri, Colorado, and New Mexico followed suit and marked the Trail in their respective states.

Santa Fe Trail Marker at the Wagon Mound City Hall image. Click for full size.

2. Santa Fe Trail Marker at the Wagon Mound City Hall

3. Santa Fe Trail Marker at the Wagon Mound City Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 13, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.