Las Vegas in San Miguel County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Santa Fe Trail

Photograph from New Mexico DAR collection

1. Santa Fe Trail Marker

Inscription. The Sante Fe Trail
1822-1879

Erected 1910 by Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and 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, and the Santa Fe Trail series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 35° 35.563′ N, 105° 13.612′ W. Marker is in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in San Miguel County. It is on Plaza Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Las Vegas NM 87701, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Proclamation of Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis Ilfeld Law Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Plaza Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Maese House (within shouting distance of this marker); A. Dold & Company / Charles Emil Wesche General Merchandise Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Veeder Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Dold Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Romero y Baca Site/Gortner House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Las Vegas.

Regarding Santa Fe Trail.

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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.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner

2. Santa Fe Trail Marker

At Plaza Park

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 13, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. 2. submitted on August 8, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.