Chama ~ Population 1199
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brwhiz
N 36° 54.169 W 106° 34.741
13S E 359321 N 4085255
This New Mexico Historical Marker, with Population and Elevation, is located on the east side of Terrace Avenue (New Mexico Highway 17) at 5th Street in Chama, New Mexico.
Waymark Code: WMGAP9
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2013
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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.