Chama
Posted by: brwhiz
N 36° 54.169 W 106° 34.741
13S E 359321 N 4085255
This New Mexico Historical Marker is located on the east side of Terrace Avenue (New Mexico Highway 17) at 5th Street in Chama, New Mexico.
Waymark Code: WMGAP5
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2013
Views: 5
Chama
Population 1199 - Elevation 7850 ft.
From a small crossroads town, Chama became an important site on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad after 1880. The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad is the remnant of the San Juan Extension, a narrow-gauge line which one served the mining areas of southwestern Colorado.