Historical Markers of Clark County
- HM 6 - El Dorado Canyon
- HM 31 - Old Spanish Trail (1829-1850)
- HM 32 - Old Spanish Trail (1829-1850)
- HM 33 - Old Spanish Trail (1829-1850)
- HM 34 - Old Spanish Trail (1829-1850)
- HM 35 - Las Vegas Mormon Fort and Rancho (Nevada's Oldest Building)
- HM 36 - Moapa Valley
- HM 37 - Powell of the Colorado
- HM 40 - Las Vegas (The Meadows)
- HM 41 - Pueblo Grande de Nevada
- HM 56 - Virgin Valley
- HM 86 - Tule Springs (Archeological Site)
- HM 102 - Goodsprings (Mining District 1856-1957)
- HM 103 - Gypsum Cave
- HM 104 - The Camel Corps
- HM 115 - Potosi
- HM 116 - Searchlight
- HM 139 - Old Spanish Trail (Journey of Death)
- HM 140 - Old Spanish Trail (Garces Expedition)
- HM 141 - Old Spanish Trail (Armijo's Route)
- HM 142 - Old Spanish Trail (Mountain Springs Pass)
- HM 150 - Nevada's First State Park
- HM 168 - Arrowhead Trail (1914-1924)
- HM 188 - Von Schmidt State Boundary Monument
- HM 190 - Original Homesite of Pioneer Las Vegas, "Pop" Squires (1865-1958)
- HM 195 - The Last Spike
- HM 197 - Arrowhead Trail II
- HM 214 - Rafael Rivera
- HM 224 - Kyle (Kiel) Ranch
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*HM 141*
-- Old Spanish Trail (Armijo's Route) --
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Location: Southern Clark County, Henderson
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Date Conquered: 3/15/09
Quick Description: A marker remembering a significant tale along Nevada's first route of commerce.
Signed: No -- Historically, this marker was signed and there is no info as to what happened to it. (No signs exist today.)
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Full Description:
Exact description as reads...
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On January 8, 1830, the first pack train to pass from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Los Angeles crossed Las Vegas Valley. Antonio Armijo, a Santa Fe merchant, commanded the train and its 30 drovers. The successful completion of the journey opened a trade route between the two Mexican provinces of New Mexico and California.
Described as the "longest, crookedest, most arduous pack mule route in the history of America," Armijo's party brought manufactured goods to Los Angeles and returned driving herds of mules and horses. Later termed the Old Spanish Trail, this route was a principal means of reaching the Pacific Coast until the termination of the war with Mexico in 1848.
Here's the problem...
Years ago, this location was probably ideal for this marker. However, Vegas' unchanging lust for growth has now put this marker on my list of most endangered markers in the system. Notice the orange ribbon in the b.g... signs of yet ANOTHER housing development site. Don't be surprised if this marker is removed in the next few years. Pathetic
