Ozark Trails Marker at Lake Arthur
Appearance
Ozark Trails Marker at Lake Arthur | |
Location | Jct. of Main and Broadway Sts., Lake Arthur, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 32°59′53″N 104°21′57″W / 32.998118°N 104.365803°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1921 |
Built by | Matheson, Hendrickson & Brown |
NRHP reference No. | 04000702[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 16, 2004 |
The Ozark Trails Marker at Lake Arthur, in Lake Arthur, New Mexico, was built in 1921. It is located at the junction of Main and Broadway Streets in Lake Arthur. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
It is a 21 feet (6.4 m) tall obelisk, erected by Artesia, New Mexico contractors Matheson, Hendrickson & Brown for $250.[2]
It was one of eight markers in New Mexico's portion of the trail.[3] Some of the others were deemed road hazards and were removed.[2]
It recognizes the Ozark Trail, an early roadway supported by state-level automobile associations.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b John W. Murphey (March 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ozark Trails Marker at Lake Arthur / Ozark Trails Marker". National Park Service. Retrieved August 4, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "The Ozark Trails, New Mexico — Pyramids on the Trail". Archived from the original on November 22, 2019.