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New Mexico National Parks
National parks, monuments, natural reserves, historic sites of New Mexico. Pages with photos are indicated with (pictures).
Aztec Ruins (pictures)
Aztec
Bandelier (pictures)
Los Alamos
Capulin Volcano (pictures)
Capulin
Carlsbad Caverns (pictures)
Carlsbad
Chaco Culture (pictures)
Nageezi
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Santa Fe
El Malpais
Grants
El Morro (pictures)
Ramah
Fort Union
Watrous
Gila Cliff Dwellings (pictures)
Silver City
Pecos (pictures)
Pecos
Petroglyph
Albuquerque
Salinas Pueblo Missions
Mountainair
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Santa Fe
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Santa Fe
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Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Santa Fe, NM
Between 1821 and 1880, the Santa Fe Trail was primarily a commercial highway connecting Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico. From 1821 until 1846, it was an international commercial highway used by Mexican and American traders. In 1846, the Mexican-American War began. The Army of the West followed the Santa Fe Trail to invade New Mexico. When the Treaty of Guadalupe ended the war in 1848, the Santa Fe Trail became a national road connecting the United States to the new southwest territories. Commercial freighting along the trail continued, including considerable military freight hauling to supply the southwestern forts. The trail was also used by stagecoach lines, thousands of gold seekers heading to the California and Colorado gold fields, adventurers, fur trappers, and emigrants. In 1880 the railroad reached Santa Fe and the trail faded into history.
The Santa Fe National Historic Trail is administered by the National Park Service in partnership with other federal, state, and local agencies; non-profit organizations; and private landowners. Participating national historic trail sites display the official trail logo.
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