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Home New Mexico Cibola County Ramah Historical Markers El Morro National Monument
     

El Morro National Monument

Hwy 53, Ramah, NM, USA
Telephone: (505) 783-4226

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 2' 17.4768", -108° 20' 51.09"
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Until by-passed by the railroad in the 1880s, El Morro's waterhole was an important stop for travelers in the Acoma-ZuñI region. Inscriptions carved in the sandstone date from the prehistoric, Spanish, Mexican, and Territorial periods. An important example is Oñate's inscription, carved in 1605.



Last updated: 10/18/2009 01:23:32
   
     
 
El Morro National Monument Historical Marker Location Map, Ramah, New Mexico