File:Fort Union, State Highway No. 161, Watrous, Mora County, NM HABS NM-164 (sheet 5 of 7).tif

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HABS NM-164 (sheet 5 of 7) - Fort Union, State Highway No. 161, Watrous, Mora County, NM
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U.S. Department of the Army; Sibley, Henry H; McFerran, John C; Farnsworth, Henry J; Vazquez, Raul, field team; Schara, Mark, project manager; Davidson, Paul, transmitter; Byrdy, Edward L, delineator; Harrell, Greg, delineator; Most, Jennifer L, delineator; Eggert, Jonathan M, delineator; Schara, Mark, delineator
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HABS NM-164 (sheet 5 of 7) - Fort Union, State Highway No. 161, Watrous, Mora County, NM
Depicted place New Mexico; Mora County; Watrous
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 34 x 44 in. (E size)
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS NM-164 (sheet 5 of 7)
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: Following the conquest of New Mexico by the U.S. in 1846, traffic along the Santa Fe Trail increased significantly. The need to provide travelers with greater protection from the Indians, along with the need for a supply depot for the new southwestern forts, led to the establishment of the first Fort Union by the U.S. Army in 1851. The location chosen was approximately 100 miles northeast of Santa Fe, strategically situated near the junction of the 2 principal branches of the Trail, the Mountain Branch, and the Cimarron Cutoff...
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N854
  • Survey number: HABS NM-164
  • Building/structure dates: 1863 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/nm0172.sheet.00005a
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Object location35° 47′ 26.02″ N, 104° 58′ 52″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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