las Vegas, new Mexico and the Santa Fe Trail
UPCOMING BICENTENIAL CELEBRATION -
Las Vegas, NM BIcentennial Commemoration November 12-14, 2021 current schedule
Santa Fe Trail 200 Years! Commemorating the Bicentennial
The 2021 Santa Fe Trail Bicentennial Symposium Bent’s Fort Chapter Event - La Junta, Colorado, September 23-26, 2021
The communities of Trinidad, Colorado and Raton, New Mexico will be collaborating on a Commemorative Celebration for the 200th Anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail. This week-long, once-in-a-lifetime event – Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2021 – will include historic tours of the trail and the Santa Fe Trail Museum, period reenactments including the Buffalo Soldiers, mountain man rendezvous, fun, historic activities for families, theatre productions, art exhibits, and more.
Las Vegas, NM BIcentennial Commemoration November 12-14, 2021 current schedule
Santa Fe Trail 200 Years! Commemorating the Bicentennial
- Ft. Union National Monument: Walk on Original Santa Fe Trail NM
- Google Earth of Fort Union and Trail Ruts
- Buffalo Soldiers in New Mexico
The 2021 Santa Fe Trail Bicentennial Symposium Bent’s Fort Chapter Event - La Junta, Colorado, September 23-26, 2021
The communities of Trinidad, Colorado and Raton, New Mexico will be collaborating on a Commemorative Celebration for the 200th Anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail. This week-long, once-in-a-lifetime event – Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2021 – will include historic tours of the trail and the Santa Fe Trail Museum, period reenactments including the Buffalo Soldiers, mountain man rendezvous, fun, historic activities for families, theatre productions, art exhibits, and more.
Information about the Santa Fe Trail and Las Vegas, NM:
From International Highway to International Heritage - Santa Fe Trail wagon wheel ruts are visible along the drive to Fort Union National Monument. The exhibits highlight the ruts that bear silent witness to the passage of time of nations moving east and west.
THE ROAD TO SANTA FE - CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION - A timely documentary addressing issues of
national character, cultural convergence & a changing world. View featured segments of the documentary as they become available. “THE ROAD TO SANTA FE” WILL PREMIERE ON KCPT, KANSAS CITY PBS, AT 8PM, ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2021.
The National Register of Historic Places Documentation - Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail
Excerpt: "The Cimarron and Mountain routes converged at La Junta (present-day Watrous). One of the most significant sites along the route from Watrous to Santa Fe is Pecos National Historic Park in San Miguel County. This is the site of the Pecos Pueblo, which was the easternmost pueblo visited by Francisco Coronado in 1541. The pueblo was still inhabited when the Santa Fe Trail opened in 1821, but it was abandoned around 1838. The abandoned pueblo was used as a campsite by trail travelers; it was well known and often mentioned in their journals. Other sites along this stretch of the combined trail include Las Vegas Plaza, Tecolote, San Miguel del Vado, Apache Canyon, Kearny Gap, and Glorieta Pass. Trading ranches included Kozlowski’s Stage Station, Pigeon’s Ranch, and Johnson’s Ranch Site."
THE HISTORY OF THE SANTA FE TRAIL AND ITS FOUNDER, WILLIAM BECKNELL
- Las Vegas Plaza Santa Fe Trail Monument
- History of the Santa Fe Trail in New Mexico
- Map of Santa Fe Trail Historic Routes
- Santa Fe Trail Association Interactive Map
- Explore the Santa Fe Trail in New Mexico
- Trail Sites to Visit in New Mexico
- Freighting: A Big Business on the Santa Fe Trail
- San Miguel del Vado Historic District "Drawing of San Miguel del Vado dated to 1846, during the heyday of the Santa Fe Trail. Founded in 1794, San Miguel del Vado (‘Saint Michael of the Ford’) would later become an important crossing of the Pecos River along the Santa Fe Trail. Located east of Santa Fe and Las Vegas, its most significant period was during the height of the Santa Fe Trail between 1821 and 1880. San Miguel del Vado was officially the political seat of San Miguel County until 1860 when it was bypassed by the construction of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in Las Vegas, New Mexico."
- PBS Documentary: With Each Turn of the Wheel: The Santa Fe Trail 1821-1996
- The Santa Fe Trail, 1821-2021: 200 Years of Commerce, Conflict, & Culture
- The Santa Fe Trail Interactive Passport Stamp Map! (Pick up your Passport Stamp at CCHP!)
- OFFICIAL SANTA FE TRAIL ASSOCIATION WEBSITE
- Santa Fe Trail – Highway to the Southwest
- THE ROAD TO SANTA FE A timely documentary addressing issues of national character, cultural convergence & a changing world.
From International Highway to International Heritage - Santa Fe Trail wagon wheel ruts are visible along the drive to Fort Union National Monument. The exhibits highlight the ruts that bear silent witness to the passage of time of nations moving east and west.
THE ROAD TO SANTA FE - CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION - A timely documentary addressing issues of
national character, cultural convergence & a changing world. View featured segments of the documentary as they become available. “THE ROAD TO SANTA FE” WILL PREMIERE ON KCPT, KANSAS CITY PBS, AT 8PM, ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2021.
The National Register of Historic Places Documentation - Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail
Excerpt: "The Cimarron and Mountain routes converged at La Junta (present-day Watrous). One of the most significant sites along the route from Watrous to Santa Fe is Pecos National Historic Park in San Miguel County. This is the site of the Pecos Pueblo, which was the easternmost pueblo visited by Francisco Coronado in 1541. The pueblo was still inhabited when the Santa Fe Trail opened in 1821, but it was abandoned around 1838. The abandoned pueblo was used as a campsite by trail travelers; it was well known and often mentioned in their journals. Other sites along this stretch of the combined trail include Las Vegas Plaza, Tecolote, San Miguel del Vado, Apache Canyon, Kearny Gap, and Glorieta Pass. Trading ranches included Kozlowski’s Stage Station, Pigeon’s Ranch, and Johnson’s Ranch Site."
THE HISTORY OF THE SANTA FE TRAIL AND ITS FOUNDER, WILLIAM BECKNELL
Santa Fe Trail Sites in New Mexico
- Amelia White Park: 981 Old Santa Fe Trail (at Camino Corrales), Santa Fe
- City of Las Vegas Museum and Rough Rider Memorial: 727 Grand Avenue (near 4th Street and National Street), Las Vegas
- El Zaguan: 545 Canyon Road (near Delgado Street), Santa Fe
- Fort Marcy: along Kearney Avenue near Artist Road, one-half mile northeast of the Santa Fe Plaza
- Herzstein Memorial Museum: corner of S. Second Street and E. Walnut Street, Clayton, Union County
- Kit Carson Museum: on the Philmont Scout Ranch, on New Mexico Highway 21 and just south of the Lucien Maxwell House
- Las Vegas Plaza: in central Las Vegas, San Miguel County. Plaza St., along with Gonzales Street and Pacific Street surrounds the verdant plaza.
- Las Vegas Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 116 Bridge Street (between the plaza and the Gallinas River bridge), Las Vegas
- McNees Crossing: this North Canadian River (Corrumpa Creek) crossing is located on New Mexico Highway 406, 3.5 miles west of the Oklahoma state line and 1.5 miles south of the small community of Moses.
- Palace of the Governors: 105 West Palace Avenue, on the north side of the Santa Fe Plaza
- Point of Rocks: in Colfax County, approximately 25 miles east-northeast of Springer and accessed via County Road C-52 (Point of Rocks Road)
- Point of Rocks Ranch Trail Segments: in Colfax County, approximately 25 miles east-northeast of Springer and adjacent to the Point of Rocks site
- Rayado (Lucien Maxwell House): on the Philmont Scout Ranch, on New Mexico Highway 21, 11 miles south of Cimarron
- St. James (Don Diego) Hotel: corner of South Collinson Avenue (New Mexico Highway 21 or Santa Fe Trail) and 17th Street in the “old town” of Cimarron, Colfax County
- Santa Fe Plaza: in downtown Santa Fe, bounded by San Francisco Street and Washington, East Palace, and Lincoln Avenues
- Santa Fe Trail (Goat Hill) Overlook: Goat Hill is a high point located on Hill Street, overlooking the City of Raton from the west
- Santa Fe Trail Ruts: near the corner of Old Santa Fe Trail and Camino Lejo, Santa Fe
- William Tipton House Site and Stage Station: in Tiptonville, Mora County.
- Wildenstein House, Tiptonville, Mora County.