Clayton
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 36° 27.419 W 103° 10.261
13S E 663893 N 4036191
On the east side of town.
Waymark Code: WM6Q9Y
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member muddawber
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Marker Erected by: New Mexico Official Scenic Historic Marker.
County of Marker: Union County.
Location of Marker: US-64, roadside turnout, E. limits of Clayton.
Marker Text:

CLAYTON
Population 2,968 ~ Elevation 4,969
Trade caravans and homesteaders traveling the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail passed near here. Clayton was founded in 1887 and named for the son of cattleman and ex-Senator Stephen W. Dorsey, one of its developers. It became a major livestock shipping center for herds from the Pecos Valley and the Texas Panhandle.

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