Historic & Santa Fe Trail Markers

I-25, exit 294 (Frontage 2108 Road), Glorieta, NM
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There are two historic markers at this intersection, one for the Santa Fe Trail and the other, show above, is an Official Scenic Historic Marker commemorating the military history of Canoncito at Apache Canyon is located where the !-25 exit ramp intersects with the old road. The marker reads:

Strategically located where the Santa Fe Trail emerges from Glorieta Pass, Canoncito is where the New Mexico Governor Manuel Armijo weakly defended New Mexico against the American Army in 1846. In 1862, Union forces destroyed a Confederate supply train contributing to the Confederate loss at the battle of Glorieta, six miles to the east.

GPS: 35.548477, -105.828368

A Santa Fe Trail granite monument placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Territory of New Mexico in 1910. The marker reads:

Santa Fe Trail
1822 - 1879
Marked by the
Daughters of the
American Revolution
and the
Territory of New Mexico
1910

Photo(s): 2015