Clayton in Union County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Black Jack Ketchum

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 17, 2012

1. Black Jack Ketchum Marker

Inscription. Thomas "Black Jack" Ketchum, leader of a notorious band of train robbers, was wounded in August 1899 while trying to rob a train near Folsom. He surrendered the next day. He was tried and convicted under a law making train robbery a capital offense, and hanged at Clayton April 26, 1901.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is April 26, 1852.

Location. 36° 26.48′ N, 103° 10.676′ W. Marker is in Clayton, New Mexico, in Union County. It is at the intersection of South 1st Street and Palm Street, on the left when traveling south on South 1st Street. Marker is on the southeast corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clayton NM 88415, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern New Mexico.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

on the Great Plains,

on the Southern Plains,

on the High Plains,

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 Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clayton Dinosaur Trackway (a few steps from this marker); First Methodist Episcopal Church North (approx. ¾ mile away); Thomas Edward "Black Jack" Ketchum (approx. ¾ mile away); The Luna Theatre Complex (approx. 0.8 miles away); Eklund Hotel (approx. 0.8 miles away); Herzstein's Store

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Santa Fe Trail (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Santa Fe Trail / Who Traveled The Trail? (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clayton.

Also see . . . Train Robber - Black Jack Ketchum. (Submitted on May 10, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.)

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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 17, 2012

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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 17, 2012

3. Black Jack Ketchum Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,201 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on May 18, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.