Santa Clara Cemetery

Santa Clara Cemetery in New Mexico

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Quick Facts

Location:

Exit 387 off of Interstate 25 North, Wagon Mound, New Mexico.

Significance:

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

Designation:

Historic site and landmark on the Santa Fe NHT.

MANAGED BY:

Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery

Amenities

1 listed

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

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, Wagon Mound, New Mexico.)

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 in northern New Mexico.

Safety Considerations

Santa Fe National Historic Trail

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