Old Spanish NHT - BLM Barstow Field Office
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npsVisitor
N 34° 52.355 W 117° 01.289
11S E 498036 N 3858913
Old trade route between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Los Angeles, California. The stamp is available behind the counter in the BLM office. It is inside a drawer behind the counter, so uou have to ask the attendant for help.
Waymark Code: WMZT5B
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2019
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It took the vision and courage of Mexican trader Antonio Armijo to lead the first commercial caravan from Abiquiú, New Mexico to Los Angeles in late 1829. Following suit over the next twenty years, Mexican and American traders continued to use routes similar to the one he pioneered, frequently trading with Indian tribes along the way. It was from a combination of the indigenous footpaths, early trade and exploration routes, and horse and mule routes that the trail network known collectively as the “Old Spanish Trail” evolved.