Near Roswell in Chaves County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Goodnight-Loving Trail

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

1. Goodnight-Loving Trail Marker

Inscription. This famous old cattle trail, running 2000 miles from Texas to Wyoming, was blazed in 1866 by Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving. In New Mexico, the trail followed the Pecos River north to Fort Sumner, where the government needed beef to feed the Navajos at the Bosque Redondo Reservation.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 2000.

Location. 33° 24.321′ N, 104° 18.645′ W. Marker is near Roswell, New Mexico, in Chaves County. It is on U.S. 380 at milepost 167, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roswell NM 88201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Mexico’s Pecos Valley. It is also in the American Southwest

and on the Southern Plains.

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,

the Comanchería,

and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At

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least 6 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bottomless Lakes State Park (approx. 2.1 miles away); Louise Massey Mabie (1902-1983) (approx. 2.1 miles away); Roswell (approx. 9.8 miles away); a different marker also named Roswell (approx. 12 miles away); Walker Air Force Base (approx. 12½ miles away); Roswell Prisoner of War Camp (approx. 13.7 miles away).

<i>Back of </i> Goodnight-Loving Trail Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

2. Back of Goodnight-Loving Trail Marker

Points of Interest
New Mexico's Historic Markers typically have a map on the back side showing the location of other OSHM's. This is an excellent source of information when exploring for other Historical Markers and locations.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

3. Goodnight-Loving Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,301 times since then and 113 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.