Ute Park, New Mexico
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| Coordinates: 36°33′29″N 105°06′54″W / 36.55806°N 105.115°WCoordinates: 36°33′29″N 105°06′54″W / 36.55806°N 105.115°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Colfax |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
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Ute Park is an unincorporated community in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. It was formerly part of the Maxwell Land Grant.[1][2]
Ute Park lies on U.S. Route 64 between Cimarron and Eagle Nest, New Mexico, just east of Cimarron Canyon State Park.
In 1921, the Guide to New Mexico[3] described it as:
Ute Park was named for the Ute Indians, who lived on the east slope of near-by Mt. Baldy. The rebellious Ute resisted their white oppressors, and an Indian Agency and military force were maintained at Cimarron to keep them subdued, until they were finally moved to a reservation in southern Colorado and Utah. The village of Ute Park, opposite the mouth of Ute Creek, is the terminus of an A.T.&S.F. railway branch and is a distributing point for freight for Moreno Valley, Red River and Taos.[4]
The Santa Fe Railway abandoned the Ute Park branch circa 1942. Portions of the right of way are still visible, but most railroad structures have been removed.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Chilton, Lance (1984) New Mexico: a new guide to the colorful state University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 301, ISBN 0-8263-0732-9
- ^ Fugate, Francis L. and Roberta B. (1989) Roadside History of New Mexico Mountain Press, Missoula, Montana, p. 162, ISBN 0-87842-242-0
- ^ New Mexico State Land Office (1921) A guide to New Mexico for the homeseeker, investor, tourist, sportsman, healthseeker: its resources and opportunities in government lands, state lands, farming, stock raising, mining, manufacturing, climate, scenery, fish and game; a hand-book of facts New Mexico State Land Office, Santa Fe, New Mexico, OCLC 1621160
- ^ The New Mexico State Guide cited by Stanley, F. (1952) The Grant that Maxwell Bought World Press, Denver, Colorado, page 224 OCLC 5868328
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