Watrous

The Mountain Branch and the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail meet at Watrous. This important spot on the Trail was first known at La Junta, "junction" in Spanish. In 1879, with the coming of the railroad, it was ...

National Historic Landmark - Watrous (La Junta)

National Historic Landmark - Watrous (La Junta)

Here, at the settlement of La Junta de los Rios Mara y Sapello, the Mountain and Cimarron Cutoff routes of the Santa Fe Trail joined.

Wagon trains organized here before entering hostile Indian territory. In ...