Near Datil in Catron County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Ada McPherson Morley (1852-1917)

Photographed by Maribeth Robison, April 14, 2017

1. Ada McPherson Morley (1852-1917) Marker

Inscription. Ada McPherson Morley ran a ranch outside of Datil, New Mexico where she raised three children, including Agnes Morley Cleaveland. A crusader for women's rights, she opposed the infamous Santa Fe Ring, worked for women's suffrage for over thirty years, and formed societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division. (Marker Number 630.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Civil Rights • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the New Mexico Women’s Historic Marker Initiative series list.

Location. 34° 13.734′ N, 107° 55.908′ W. Marker is near Datil, New Mexico, in Catron County. It is on New Mexico Route 60, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Datil NM 87821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pie Town, N.M. (approx. 12.4 miles away).

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Photographed by Maribeth Robison, April 14, 2017

2. Ada McPherson Morley (1852-1917) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2017, by Maribeth Robison of Moriarty, New Mexico. This page has been viewed 923 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1. submitted on May 1, 2017. 2. submitted on April 28, 2017, by Maribeth Robison of Moriarty, New Mexico. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.