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Surveyed by J.C. Brown 1826-27
Heaviest traffic during California Gold Rush 1849
Abandoned on completion of A.T.&S.F. railroad in 1880 — — Map (db m106477) HM
From September 23 through 27, 1846, the Mormon Battalion crossed the northwestern portion of the Oklahoma panhandle. The little army's 500-plus volunteers, recruited for the Mexican War, were enlisted near Council Bluffs, Iowa, from among the first . . . — — Map (db m55260) HM
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The Santa Fe Trail
A Bridge Between the United States and Mexico
Before you is a portion of the historic Santa Fe Trail. Established as a wagon route by William Becknell in 1822, the Santa Fe Trail became the . . . — — Map (db m106478) HM
How did Black Mesa become a Preserve?
The Land was acquired in parcels over many years, beginning in 1959 when the State of Oklahoma purchased 100 acres on the top of the Mesa.
In 1989, the Nature Conservancy acquired 1500 acres on the . . . — — Map (db m246882) HM
A rich cultural history of the Old West
The famed Santa Fe Trail, a wagon route linking the eastern United States and Mexico, cut through this corner of Cimarron County. From the 1820s until the construction of the railroads in the 1860s, . . . — — Map (db m246993) HM
Highest point in Oklahoma 4972.97 feet above the sea as determined by a survey ordered by Governor Johnston Murray and completed May 9, 1954 by Oklahoma Highway Department under direction of C.A. Stoldt Director, G.H. Bittle Chemical Engineer, and . . . — — Map (db m247159) HM
Imagine the Black Mesa as a giant book lying on its side.
Each layer of rock is a different chapter in geologic history. The basalt cap on top is the most recent chapter - it's less than 5 million years old. As you go down, each deeper . . . — — Map (db m247123) HM
Established in May 1865, by Kit Carson, hero of Valverde and Brig. Gen., New Mexico Volunteers, to guard Santa Fe Trail and furnish escorts for caravans engaged in Santa Fe trade. Santa Fe Trail crossed this highway here and was first traveled by . . . — — Map (db m39798) HM
(left panel) A Bridge Between the United States and Mexico
Before you is a portion of the historic Santa Fe Trail. Established as a wagon route by William Becknell in 1822, the Santa Fe Trail became the first major trade link between . . . — — Map (db m131308) HM