El Morro National Monument Inscription Rock
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member linkys
N 35° 02.598 W 108° 20.285
12S E 742806 N 3881084
Quick Description: A watering hole and sandstone bluff where travelers carved their symbols and names for century's, and that is now part of a National Monument.
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 12/12/2009 6:46:52 AM
Waymark Code: WM7W86
Published By: Groundspeak Charter Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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Long Description:


Marker reads:


EL MORRO
NATIONAL
MONUMENT
INSCRIPTION ROCK


Until it was by-passed by the railroad in the 1880s, its waterhole made El Morro an important stop for travelers in the Acoma-Zuni region. Numerous inscriptions carved in the sandstone date from the prehistoric, Spanish, Mexican, and Territorial periods in New Mexico's history. An important examples the Onate's inscription, carved in 1605.

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