Santa Clara Cemetery

Gravestone of Santa Fe Traveler Charles Fraker

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Quick Facts

Location:

Exit 387 off of Interstate 25 North

Significance:

Santa Clara Cemetery, in Wagon Mound, contains the gravestone of Charles Fraker, a Santa Fe Trail traveler

MANAGED BY:

Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery

Wagon Mound is a village in Mora County, New Mexico, United States. It is named after and located at the foot of a butte called Wagon Mound, which was a landmark for covered wagon trains and traders going up and down the Santa Fe Trail. It is now Wagon Mound National Historic Landmark.

Santa Clara Cemetery, in Wagon Mound, contains the gravestone of Charles Fraker, a Santa Fe Trail traveler.

Site Information

Location (Exit 387 off of Interstate 25 North)

The shape of the mound is said to resemble a Conestoga wagon and you can easily see it traveling north or south on I-25.

Safety Considerations

Santa Fe National Historic Trail