Historical Marker

Goodnight-Loving Trail (4)

· Harding

New Mexico marker

Inscription

After leaving Fort Sumner, the Goodnight-Loving Trail forked in two directions. This branch developed by Oliver Loving in 1866, followed the Pecos River to Las Vegas, and the Santa Fe Trail to Raton Pass. The great Texas cattle drives followed this and other routes to Colorado and Wyoming until 1880.

Location

CountyHarding
StateNew Mexico
Coordinates35.858704, -104.201493

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